Humidity & wind
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Population
53,192
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$465,600
Owner-occupied units
West New York, NJ
New Jersey · 40.786° N, 74.010° W · 1 sq mi
West New York is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 53,192 and about 53,567 residents per square mile. The median household earns $71,729 a year, and the median home is worth $465,600.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
1 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
53,567
People per square mile
Rank by population
#833
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#895
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$71,729
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,716
Per month
Homeownership
23%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
34.5 min
One way
People
Median age
37.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
60.2%
Households
20,453
2.54 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 18.6%
Professional & business services 12.9%
Retail trade 11.8%
Transport & utilities 10.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near West New York
- Union City, NJ2 mi · 66,656
- Hoboken, NJ3 mi · 59,027
- Jersey City, NJ6 mi · 302,013
- Passaic, NJ8 mi · 71,337
- New York, NY9 mi · 8,584,629
- Clifton, NJ9 mi · 91,127
- Newark, NJ10 mi · 323,808
- Bayonne, NJ10 mi · 74,744
Cities about the same size
- Summerville, SC53,177
- Palm Desert, CA53,259
- Normal, IL53,275
- Aspen Hill, MD53,279
- Murray, UT53,297
- Colton, CA53,383
- Lebanon, TN53,412
- Wheaton, MD52,926
More in New Jersey
- Paterson161,793
- Elizabeth141,675
- Toms River94,956
- Trenton91,506
- East Orange72,159
- Camden71,430
- Lakewood69,585
- Vineland62,703
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.