West New York is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 50,754 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, West New York is the 29th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in West New York are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that West New York has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about West New York, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because West New York is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes West New York a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in West New York is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West New York, the average commute to work is 35.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the town, public transportation in West New York is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For West New York, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The overall education level of West New York citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.54% of adults in West New York have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in West New York in 2022 was $38,488, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,952 for a family of four. However, West New York contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West New York is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West New York home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West New York, accounting for 76.33% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West New York residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West New York include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Turkish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of West New York's cultural character, accounting for 57.99% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in West New York is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.