The City of Perth Amboy
Facts that interest me:
· The city of Perth Amboy has a population of 48,343 with 36,933 of the people being Hispanic or Latino. They make up 76.4% of the city.
· Ethnicity- Next to the Hispanic community, the second most populated race is White. There are about 28, 182 living in Perth Amboy, which make up 58.3% of the city. After that are Blacks, or African Americans that make up 4, 211 of the people and 8.7% of the population. Asians are the least with about 507 people and make up 1.0%. Those with two or more races make up 29.8% being that the estimate amount of people is 14, 427.
· When it comes to language spoken in households, an estimate of 11,366 people speaks English only. About 15,000 people living in Perth Amboy speak English fluently along with their native language Spanish. 70.1% of the people speak only Spanish.
· There are more females living in Perth Amboy than males. Males make up 48.7% whiles females make up 51.3%. The majority of the population is people between the ages of 18 and over, which is about 35,163 people. There are about 3,869 females living without spouses that have children under the age of 18. The single women make up 25.3% of the people in Perth Amboy while the women with children under 18 make up 14.3%.
· When it comes to education, there are 55.7% of people who are 25 and older that have earned a High School diploma. However, only 9.7% of people about the age 25 or older received a bachelor’s degree in College. This goes to show how many people go to college after school. Reasons for this could be anywhere from, financial problems, High School dropouts, and more.
· Economics- The good part about this is that more than half of the people, 59.6%, are employed within the city. This means that 21,853 have a steady income, while 1,635 are unemployed. The average age that females begin working in this community is 16. The majority of the people in Perth Amboy have occupations with sales and office occupations. Only 20.2% make the average income which is between $50,000- $74,999.Two other facts that interest me:
· Ethnicity- Next to the Hispanic community, the second most populated race is White. There are about 28, 182 living in Perth Amboy, which make up 58.3% of the city. After that are Blacks, or African Americans that make up 4, 211 of the people and 8.7% of the population. Asians are the least with about 507 people and make up 1.0%. Those with two or more races make up 29.8% being that the estimate amount of people is 14, 427.
· When it comes to language spoken in households, an estimate of 11,366 people speaks English only. About 15,000 people living in Perth Amboy speak English fluently along with their native language Spanish. 70.1% of the people speak only Spanish.
· There are more females living in Perth Amboy than males. Males make up 48.7% whiles females make up 51.3%. The majority of the population is people between the ages of 18 and over, which is about 35,163 people. There are about 3,869 females living without spouses that have children under the age of 18. The single women make up 25.3% of the people in Perth Amboy while the women with children under 18 make up 14.3%.
· When it comes to education, there are 55.7% of people who are 25 and older that have earned a High School diploma. However, only 9.7% of people about the age 25 or older received a bachelor’s degree in College. This goes to show how many people go to college after school. Reasons for this could be anywhere from, financial problems, High School dropouts, and more.
· Economics- The good part about this is that more than half of the people, 59.6%, are employed within the city. This means that 21,853 have a steady income, while 1,635 are unemployed. The average age that females begin working in this community is 16. The majority of the people in Perth Amboy have occupations with sales and office occupations. Only 20.2% make the average income which is between $50,000- $74,999.Two other facts that interest me:
· Perth Amboy was originally supposed to be the capital of New Jersey until they decided not to make it anymore.
· William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s son lived in the proprietary house which is still standing as a historic place.
