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Wilson, NC vs Perth Amboy, NJ

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- Perth Amboy is 0% more densely populated than Wilson.
- People are 4.0% less likely to be married in Perth Amboy.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in Perth Amboy.
 Wilson, NCPerth Amboy, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,046329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 201049,203  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock47,303285,036,114
 Population - 199036,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,807.493.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilson, NCPerth Amboy, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilson, NCPerth Amboy, NJUnited States
 White36.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.9%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock77.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilson, NCPerth Amboy, NJUnited States
 Married Population42.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.022.60
 Households19,535  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,94880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock23.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Perth Amboy    3 Reviews

bob · 

Its a place that  More

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Over 18 years ago

The housing cost is very high. Compare to what the average salary is. Most young people cant afford to live by themselves so they stay at home till they marry or have a  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's getting to expensive to live here in Perth Amboy and all of NJ for that matter!! All the New Yorkers coming here to escape their high cost of living is driving our  More

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