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Fort Lee borough, New Jersey; Perth Amboy city, New Jersey; North Plainfield borough, New Jersey

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Table

Fort Lee borough, New Jersey
Perth Amboy city, New Jersey
North Plainfield borough, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
NA
NA
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
39,700
55,249
22,566
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
40,173
55,447
22,806
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.2%
-0.4%
-1.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 40,191 55,436 22,808
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 35,345 50,814 21,936
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.2%
7.0%
7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.4%
24.2%
22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
25.2%
12.3%
10.1%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
51.4%
53.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
40.5%
32.3%
27.5%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
2.7%
7.7%
20.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
3.0%
0.0%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
44.1%
1.7%
3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
9.1%
15.8%
16.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
12.4%
80.8%
53.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
38.0%
11.4%
18.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 705 859 338
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 50.4% 48.0% 43.2%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) X X X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 57.5% 33.4% 55.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $422,200 $339,200 $350,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $3,237 $2,298 $2,695
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $1,259 $1,014 $1,167
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $2,255 $1,629 $1,651
Building Permits, 2023 X X X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 18,531 19,019 7,988
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.15 2.88 2.83
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 89.6% 92.3% 93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 60.6% 80.9% 59.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 96.5% 94.6% 98.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 93.8% 86.2% 92.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 95.0% 68.3% 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 64.8% 15.2% 25.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 4.1% 9.5% 4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.3%
23.0%
21.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 63.2% 67.4% 74.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 55.4% 63.0% 68.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 221,951 D 21,800
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 294,296 383,487 30,773
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) D 170,105 9,216
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 473,135 420,318 686,044
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $11,926 $7,613 $30,310
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 34.7 24.8 31.5
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $105,535 $58,490 $83,529
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $65,753 $26,848 $35,096
Persons in poverty, percent
8.4%
20.0%
14.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 X X X
Total employment, 2022 X X X
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) X X X
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 X X X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 X X X
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,825 880 336
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,083 605 200
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S 113 66
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S 508 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 805 288 138
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S 14 10
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,694 773 292
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 15,961.5 11,891.0 8,125.4
Population per square mile, 2010 13,910.9 10,806.8 7,850.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 2.52 4.66 2.81
Land area in square miles, 2010 2.54 4.70 2.79
FIPS Code 3424420 3458200 3453280
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2024) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2024). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2023 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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