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    West New York, NJ
    Demographic Data



    West New York Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    West New York Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    52,975

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.1%
    5 - 17:
    14.4%
    18 - 24:
    9.4%
    25 - 34:
    17.0%
    35 - 54:
    29.8%
    55 - 64:
    11.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    12.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.8%
    3.8%
    76.0%
    76.0%
    33.5%
    33.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    West New York
    USA
    $40,965
    $40,965
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    West New York
    USA
    $71,729
    $71,729
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    19.4%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Manufacturing
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Education
    Other
    Finance
    Administration
    Public Service
    Information Technology
    Wholesale
    12.0%
    12.0%
    11.8%
    11.8%
    9.6%
    9.6%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    8.6%
    8.6%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Asian
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    75.9%
    75.9%
    12.8%
    12.8%
    7.9%
    7.9%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Irish
    German
    Senegalese
    Turkish
    Polish
    English
    Other Arab
    European
    Palestinian
    Portuguese
    Russian
    African
    Moroccan
    French
    Lebanese
    Jamaican
    Greek
    Scottish
    British West Indian
    4.1%
    4.1%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    Spanish
    English
    Chinese
    Langs. of India
    French
    Arabic
    Korean
    Other Asian languages
    Tagalog
    Portuguese
    Russian
    German/Yiddish
    African languages
    Italian
    Japanese
    Slavic languages
    Vietnamese
    Thai
    Other Indo-European
    West Germanic languages
    66.8%
    66.8%
    20.7%
    20.7%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born West New York Residents

    60.2%

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