West New York is home to 52,004 people in New Jersey. 23% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 60%. Density works out to 52,318 people per square mile. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 31%. Getting to work takes 35 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,729, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West New York
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$396,971 → $465,600(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
White share23.7% → 12.8%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.9 → 37.2(+2.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
West New York's population equals 7.2% of Hudson County's. Its number of veterans equals 2.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(102)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 287 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
West New York, decade by decade
West New York population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,125
$63,268
$396,971
12.4%
51.3
2000
45,768
$58,257
$307,678
16.4%
44.3
2010
49,708
$64,242
$562,769
24.8%
46.1
2020
52,912
$78,029
$413,063
32.7%
50.5
2024
52,004
$71,729
$465,600
33.5%
50.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
