Guttenberg vs West New York

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

Guttenberg 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.

West New York has the higher population (51,683 vs 11,638 in Guttenberg). Guttenberg has the higher median household income ($77,636 vs $67,139 in West New York). West New York has the higher median home value ($410,200 vs $360,700 in Guttenberg).

Population, income & housing

	Guttenberg	West New York
Population	11,638	51,683
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,636	$67,139
Median home value	$360,700	$410,200
Median gross rent	$1,661	$1,607
Housing units	5,286	22,165
Homeownership rate	36.3%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guttenberg	West New York
Population	11,317 → 11,638 (+2.8%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$62,450 → $77,636 (+24.3%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$323,100 → $360,700 (+11.6%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,439 → $1,661 (+15.4%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Guttenberg

Population

11,31711,638

Median household income

$62,450$77,636

Median home value

$323,100$360,700

Median gross rent

$1,439$1,661

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)

	Guttenberg	West New York
Under 5	5.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	17.7%
35 to 44	18.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.6%
75 and over	5.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guttenberg	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	13.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	69.0%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guttenberg	West New York
No high school diploma	13.2%	23.6%
High school graduate	23.5%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guttenberg	West New York
Drove alone	41.5%	28.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.8%
Public transit	25.7%	39.5%
Walked	9.1%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	14.0%	13.2%
Other means	3.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guttenberg	West New York
1-unit, detached	2.7%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	32.9%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	24.6%	22.5%
20 or more units	35.3%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Guttenberg	West New York
Poverty rate	13.8%	21.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	38	36
Median year structure built	1976	1963