Population & Demographics
West New York, NJ
West New York is home to 52,004 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,705 resident workers commute each day.
52,004 residents
Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
West New York population & demographics
Who lives in West New York — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in West New York
How West New York breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across West New York
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across West New York.
These figures are for West New York proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How West New York commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
West New York
22,705 commutes, one dot at a time
West New York
Where 22,705 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in West New York, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into West New York.
Top industries
The sectors that employ West New York’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for West New York
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).