Food Stamps in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,155.000000$73,702.000000$49,155.000000$49.2k15,78415.8k$21,151.000000$20,687.000000$21,151.000000$21.2k3,024$55,135.000000$80,566.000000$55,135.000000$55.1k12,76012.8k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.201058%52.253199%58.201058%58.2%24.216%24.2%39.649471%29.393053%39.649471%39.6%43.301%43.3%14.318783%17.375319%14.318783%14.3%12.435%12.4%34.490741%41.806913%34.490741%34.5%29.102%29.1%35.152116%35.110266%35.152116%35.2%22.004%22.0%45.171958%47.344982%45.171958%45.2%41.331%41.3%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.166144%31.920209%43.166144%43.2%75.784%75.8%12.304075%5.690705%12.304075%12.3%56.699%56.7%23.894984%23.969262%23.894984%23.9%87.565%87.6%19.913793%20.413780%19.913793%19.9%70.898%70.9%29.529781%39.270715%29.529781%29.5%77.996%78.0%15.195925%6.812419%15.195925%15.2%58.669%58.7%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Other1Hispanic2All RacesBlack1Mixed1White3Asian123.504274%24.667789%23.504274%23.5%330122.682359%123%21.999805%19.519639%21.999805%22.0%2,253114.829668%115%19.158642%9.347126%19.158642%19.2%3,024100.000000%100%16.621067%20.521619%16.621067%16.6%24386.754935%87%8.898305%18.876652%8.898305%8.9%2146.445386%46%7.940215%4.530378%7.940215%7.9%17041.444561%41%2.333333%4.780709%2.333333%2.3%712.179012%12%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Perth Amboy

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
10.8%13.8%16.8%19.8%22.8%25.8%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Perth Amboy

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Perth Amboy (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Perth Amboy, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perth Amboy.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perth Amboy, selected neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, and entities that contain Perth Amboy
0%5%10%15%Count#Perth Amboy City School DistrictPerth AmboyPerth AmboyZIP Code 08861ZIP 08861New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSewaren NeighborhoodSewaren19.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02418.490794%18.490794%18.5%3,06313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k5.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k1.872075%1.872075%1.9%17181
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the New York Area

There are 818 places in the New York Area. This section compares Perth Amboy to all of the places in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perth Amboy.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perth Amboy, selected other places in the New York Area, and entities that contain Perth Amboy
0%20%40%60%Count#New SquareKaserKiryas JoelPatersonMonseyPassaicPocono Ranch LandsPocono Rnch LandsLakewoodNorthamptonNewarkNewburghHaverstrawFairviewKeansburgWyandanchUnion CityPine BushProspect ParkPoughkeepsieAsbury ParkSpring ValleyPort JervisSeaside HeightsSeaside HtsEast OrangeHempsteadVictory GardensVictory GdnsNew BrunswickNew YorkStaatsburgMount VernonPerth Amboy City School DistrictPerth AmboyPerth AmboyZIP Code 08861ZIP 08861YonkersJersey CitySleepy HollowNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmeniaNew JerseyLake RonkonkomaLk RonkonkomaBogotaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexGlen GardnerVista CenterTitusvilleFranklin ParkMidland ParkLincoln ParkBrielleUpper BrookvilleShrub OakWest Hampton DunesW Hampton DunesByram CenterSaltaireZarephathDering Harbor77.076923%77.076923%77.1%1,002165.795455%65.795455%65.8%579261.859055%61.859055%61.9%2,449339.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k439.050413%39.050413%39.1%1,464537.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341637.359551%37.359551%37.4%133734.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605831.050228%31.050228%31.1%68929.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1028.898267%28.898267%28.9%2,6021128.776581%28.776581%28.8%1,0421228.173375%28.173375%28.2%2731326.855567%26.855567%26.9%1,0711426.338028%26.338028%26.3%7481526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,2041625.730181%25.730181%25.7%1851725.671642%25.671642%25.7%4301825.630821%25.630821%25.6%3,2201925.310835%25.310835%25.3%1,7102024.615730%24.615730%24.6%2,1942124.377533%24.377533%24.4%8422222.686833%22.686833%22.7%2552322.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6252422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5242521.951220%21.951220%22.0%1262621.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0672720.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2820.338983%20.338983%20.3%242920.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9943019.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0243718.490794%18.490794%18.5%3,06316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k5516.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k5816.176471%16.176471%16.2%5945913.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.489510%10.489510%10.5%451179.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.193309%8.193309%8.2%5511766.547619%6.547619%6.5%1872345.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.328377%5.328377%5.3%432924.410256%4.410256%4.4%433513.734440%3.734440%3.7%94093.096886%3.096886%3.1%1794672.501787%2.501787%2.5%705261.945321%1.945321%1.9%745841.263042%1.263042%1.3%236420.590551%0.590551%0.6%37010.000000%0.000000%0.0%07590.000000%0.000000%0.0%08140.000000%0.000000%0.0%08150.000000%0.000000%0.0%08160.000000%0.000000%0.0%08170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0818
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 818 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Perth Amboy to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perth Amboy. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perth Amboy, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Perth Amboy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth Amboy City School DistrictPerth AmboyPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandZIP Code 08861ZIP 08861GarfieldJersey CityLodiBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyLindenCliffside ParkCliffside PkToms RiverBergenfieldEnglewoodMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHobokenNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldPalisades ParkPalisades PkOld BridgeFort LeeIselinFair LawnSayrevilleSummitRidgewoodSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldSomersetWestfieldParamusPrinceton43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341334.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605432.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,999531.692460%31.692460%31.7%1,925629.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k727.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465826.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204923.947642%23.947642%23.9%1,6101022.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6251121.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0671219.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661319.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501419.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071519.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241618.987929%18.987929%19.0%2,0451718.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281818.490794%18.490794%18.5%3,06316.974606%16.974606%17.0%1,8651916.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2013.952721%13.952721%14.0%1,2692113.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822213.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882311.998657%11.998657%12.0%1,4302411.484803%11.484803%11.5%9222510.561630%10.561630%10.6%8502610.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,9812710.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,072289.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755299.438663%9.438663%9.4%644309.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,283317.529103%7.529103%7.5%802327.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346336.998445%6.998445%7.0%630346.652300%6.652300%6.7%710355.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405365.527570%5.527570%5.5%406375.213459%5.213459%5.2%392385.152104%5.152104%5.2%398394.674980%4.674980%4.7%776404.510929%4.510929%4.5%291414.395512%4.395512%4.4%521424.005972%4.005972%4.0%644433.265095%3.265095%3.3%252442.591482%2.591482%2.6%216452.447685%2.447685%2.4%193462.446308%2.446308%2.4%213472.164009%2.164009%2.2%228481.798604%1.798604%1.8%152491.313547%1.313547%1.3%13150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Perth Amboy to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perth Amboy. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perth Amboy, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Perth Amboy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethPerth Amboy City School DistrictPerth AmboyPerth AmboyBostonBethlehemZIP Code 08861ZIP 08861PittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933218.490794%18.490794%18.5%3,06317.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346495.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k4.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Perth Amboy to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perth Amboy. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perth Amboy, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Perth Amboy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandPerth Amboy City School DistrictPerth AmboyPerth AmboyBostonZIP Code 08861ZIP 08861ColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,02419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.490794%18.490794%18.5%3,06317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
New Jersey
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
08832, 08861
Unified School District:
Perth Amboy
Neighborhood:
Sewaren
Congressional District:
NJ-6
State Senate District:
NJ-19
General Assembly District:
NJ-19
Neighboring Boroughs:
Sayreville
Neighboring Cities:
New York, South Amboy
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Port Reading, Sewaren, Woodbridge
Nearby Boroughs:
Carteret, Metuchen
Nearby Cities:
Rahway
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Avenel, Cliffwood Beach, Colonia, Fords, Iselin, Laurence Harbor, Madison Park