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Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy) neighborhood in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (NJ), 08861 detailed profile

 


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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.563 square miles

Population: 6,950

Population density:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  12,352 people per square mile
Perth Amboy:  9,892 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Southwest in Perth Amboy, NJ neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Southwest in Perth Amboy, NJ

Races in Southwest in Perth Amboy neighborhood in NJ

Zip codes: 08861.

Males:  3,567
Females:  3,383

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  28.7 years
Whole city:  31.2 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  31.5 years
Whole city:  32.5 years


Average household size:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  3.4 people
Perth Amboy:  3.2 people

Average family size:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  3.8 members
Perth Amboy:  3.6 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  42.4%
city:  44.6%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  25.2%
Perth Amboy:  23.8%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  15.8%
Perth Amboy:  14.3%

3.0% of population in nursing homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  19.3%
Perth Amboy:  18.7%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  15.4%
city:  16.0%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  24.6%
Perth Amboy:  23.9%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  41.9%
Perth Amboy:  40.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  7.3%
Perth Amboy:  10.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  14.8%
city:  13.7%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  36.0%
Perth Amboy:  35.7%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 84
  • 3 rooms: 311
  • 4 rooms: 1,693
  • 5 rooms: 2,538
  • 6 rooms: 1,921
  • 7 rooms: 1,017
  • 8 rooms: 647
  • 9+ rooms: 1,270


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):
  • 1 room: 2,603
  • 2 rooms: 3,545
  • 3 rooms: 5,858
  • 4 rooms: 6,067
  • 5 rooms: 3,877
  • 6 rooms: 1,312
  • 7 rooms: 100
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9+ rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 667
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,375
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,069
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,184
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,185


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):
  • no bedroom: 3,082
  • 1 bedroom: 8,350
  • 2 bedrooms: 8,542
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,546
  • 4 bedrooms: 759
  • 5+ bedrooms: 88


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.6
Perth Amboy:  1.6

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.8
city:  0.9

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  64.4%
Perth Amboy:  67.8%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (21.6% of all units):
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  $256,140
Perth Amboy:  $286,931

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (3.6% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $208,022
city:  $129,124

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (33.1% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $120,071
Perth Amboy:  $150,534

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (21.9% of all units):
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  $452,648
city:  $471,408

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (19.7% of all units):
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  $29,954
Perth Amboy:  $240,867



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Southwest in Perth Amboy, NJ

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.1%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  2.9%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.2%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  18.1%
city:  15.3%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  17.2%
city:  17.2%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  16.5%
city:  15.7%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  16.6%
city:  18.1%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  22.9%
city:  18.7%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  2.6%
city:  3.3%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  5.9%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  6.3%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  2.2%
city:  4.4%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  22.2%
city:  19.8%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  30.0%
city:  34.0%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  1.2%
city:  0.6%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  25.6%
city:  20.1%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  3.9%
city:  5.0%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  0.0%
Perth Amboy:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  24.2%
Perth Amboy:  23.2%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  3.0%
Perth Amboy:  4.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  0.0%
Perth Amboy:  0.3%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  5.4%
Perth Amboy:  8.7%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  17.8%
Perth Amboy:  17.6%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  1985
Perth Amboy:  1987

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  1997
Perth Amboy:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  $773
Perth Amboy:  $850

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Southwest (Southwest Perth Amboy):  52.7%
Perth Amboy:  59.8%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
Convery Blvd (State Rte 35)
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 322 to 414
Roads and streets:
Fayette St
Length: 0.98 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 245 to 560
Smith St (Co Rd 656)
Length: 0.90 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 241 to 538
Market St (Co Rd 658 I)
Length: 0.84 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 240 to 510
Co Rd 624
Length: 0.50 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Herbert St
Length: 0.48 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 201 to 399
Prospect St
Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 242 to 399
Oak St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 248 to 399
Elm St
Length: 0.35 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 250 to 383
Silzer St
Length: 0.32 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 201 to 385
Watson Ave
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 252 to 358
Goodwin St
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 249 to 342
Wilson St
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 261 to 349
Lehigh Ave
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 300 to 346
Paterson St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 333 to 399
Grant St
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 138 to 247
New Brunswick Ave (Co Rd 616)
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 245 to 331
Sheridan St
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 161 to 244
Meade St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 161 to 249
Sherman St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 161 to 256
Kirkland Pl
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 302 to 399
Gordon St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 354 to 407
Stockton St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 302 to 380
Dorsey St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 301 to 350
Mc Guire Pl
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 300 to 387
Stanford St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 342 to 405
Gifford St
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 301 to 354
Cedar St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3 to 5
Davidson St (Davidson Ave)
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 251 to 299
Grace St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 257 to 299
Bertrand Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 249 to 299
Hidden Village Dr
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Read St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 300 to 354
Colfax St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 329 to 361
Chapman Ave
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Olive St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 256
Walnut St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 256
Washington St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Railroad features:
Conrail RR
Length: 1.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Abandoned RR
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

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