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Mesa, AZ vs South Amboy, NJ

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- South Amboy is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 6.1% more likely to be married in South Amboy.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years older in South Amboy.
 Mesa, AZSouth Amboy, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,320329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,913285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,059.893.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZSouth Amboy, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock11.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZSouth Amboy, NJUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZSouth Amboy, NJUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,75080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for South Amboy    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The town used to be middle class and affordable but costs are goin up and lower class is movin in time to move  More

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Over 16 years ago

South Amboy ranked 52 in the top 100 best places to live in NJ in 2008, by NJ Monthly  More

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