West New York, New Jersey Demographics

West New York is 3rd out of 6,406 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

West New York is 10th out of 6,405 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

West New York is 16th out of 6,406 other cities in Foreign born residents

West New York is 2nd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Foreign born residents

West New York is 2nd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

West New York is 3rd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

West New York is 3rd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

West New York is 3rd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

West New York is 4th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - Two or More

West New York is 12th in New Jersey out of 185 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

West New York is 16th in New Jersey out of 192 other cities in Current population (2012)

West New York is 16th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Households

West New York is 16th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Housing units

Size Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	51,464	16th	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1.0	247th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	49,362.5	3rd	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	29th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.0%	186th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.9%	172nd	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	69.6%	248th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.3%	172nd	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	62.0%	205th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.6%	125th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.5%	2nd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.0%	114th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	184th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.6%	4th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	78.1%	3rd	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	248th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	50.4%	210th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	59.9%	2nd	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	20,018	16th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	90.6%	3rd	35.9%	25.9%
Households	18,331	16th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	21.2%	254th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$363,300	118th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	136th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$24,662	218th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$44,640	235th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.0%	21st	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	West New York	Rank	New Jersey	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,410	12th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$270,169	51st	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,911	133rd	$14,453	$12,990