Bayonne vs West New York

A side-by-side comparison of Bayonne and West New York: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayonne and West New York are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bayonne has the higher population (70,468 vs 51,683 in West New York). Bayonne has the higher median household income ($81,285 vs $67,139 in West New York). Bayonne has the higher median home value ($446,100 vs $410,200 in West New York).

Population, income & housing

	Bayonne	West New York
Population	70,468	51,683
Median age	38.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,285	$67,139
Median home value	$446,100	$410,200
Median gross rent	$1,593	$1,607
Housing units	30,161	22,165
Homeownership rate	37.4%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayonne	West New York
Population	65,091 → 70,468 (+8.3%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$63,947 → $81,285 (+27.1%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$333,700 → $446,100 (+33.7%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,593 (+26.9%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Bayonne

Population

65,09170,468

Median household income

$63,947$81,285

Median home value

$333,700$446,100

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,593

West New York

Population

52,66251,683

Median household income

$56,436$67,139

Median home value

$326,900$410,200

Median gross rent

$1,296$1,607

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayonne	West New York
Under 5	7.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	17.7%
35 to 44	15.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	6.6%
75 and over	5.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayonne	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	13.8%
Black or African American	10.6%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	10.2%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.3%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayonne	West New York
No high school diploma	9.3%	23.6%
High school graduate	28.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayonne	West New York
Drove alone	49.5%	28.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.8%
Public transit	20.9%	39.5%
Walked	6.3%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.7%
Worked from home	13.3%	13.2%
Other means	2.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayonne	West New York
1-unit, detached	14.4%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	46.1%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	22.5%
20 or more units	16.1%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Bayonne	West New York
Poverty rate	14.4%	21.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1955	1963