West New York, New Jersey demographics

West New York, NJ demographics: median age 37.2; 33.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West New York town, New Jersey · Incorporated town · GEOID 3479610. The survey estimates a population of 52,004 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West New York is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 20,453 households (±695). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±1.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	10,151 ±1,004	19.5% ±1.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	13,713 ±1,160	26.4% ±2.2 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	21,583 ±1,317	41.5% ±2.5 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	6,557 ±749	12.6% ±1.4 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	25,576 ±784	49.2% ±1.5 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	26,428 ±787	50.8% ±1.5 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	10,478 ±1,549	20.1% ±3.0 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,169 ±734	4.2% ±1.4 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,435 ±741 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,138 ±598	8.0% ±1.1 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	17,148 ±1,920	33.0% ±3.7 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	16,636 ±2,006	32.0% ±3.9 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,537 ±1,481	24.1% ±2.8 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	39,467 ±1,476	75.9% ±2.8 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,453
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,666 ±607	37.5% ±2.7 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,403 ±325	6.9% ±1.6 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,135 ±613	20.2% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,747 ±646	28.1% ±3.0 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,502 ±407	7.3% ±2.0 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,453
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,052 ±453	29.6% ±2.0 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	14,401 ±917	70.4% ±3.8 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,453
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,747 ±646	28.1% ±3.0 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,435 ±784	31.5% ±3.7 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,271 ±549	16.0% ±2.6 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,724 ±431	13.3% ±2.1 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,575 ±407	7.7% ±2.0 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	261 ±159 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	440 ±195	2.2% ±0.9 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	20,688 ±1,228	39.8% ±2.4 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	31,316 ±1,225	60.2% ±2.4 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 49,367
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	10,216 ±1,433	20.7% ±2.9 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	32,976 ±1,754	66.8% ±3.5 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	630 ±376 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	14 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	553 ±427 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,541 ±516	3.1% ±1.0 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	544 ±307 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,084 ±357	2.2% ±0.7 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	85 ±105 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	352 ±179 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	634 ±344 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	587 ±411 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	151 ±110 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 36,962
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,879 ±1,159	24.0% ±3.1 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,581 ±1,025	25.9% ±2.7 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,368 ±672	11.8% ±1.8 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,766 ±331	4.8% ±0.9 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,273 ±919	19.7% ±2.4 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,095 ±646	13.8% ±1.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 51,335
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	45,276 ±1,259	88.2% ±2.4 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,258 ±1,016	6.3% ±2.0 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	626 ±295	1.2% ±0.6 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,211 ±461	2.4% ±0.9 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	964 ±323	1.9% ±0.6 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

21.4% of West New York residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 87.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West New York	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	21.4% ±2.7 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.0% ±2.3 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.7% ±0.3 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for West New York . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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