Harrison vs West New York

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

Harrison 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 19,599 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($82,290 vs $67,139 in West New York). Harrison has the higher median home value ($450,800 vs $410,200 in West New York).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	West New York
Population	19,599	51,683
Median age	33.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,290	$67,139
Median home value	$450,800	$410,200
Median gross rent	$2,073	$1,607
Housing units	9,625	22,165
Homeownership rate	18.9%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	West New York
Population	17,213 → 19,599 (+13.9%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$69,604 → $82,290 (+18.2%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$333,700 → $450,800 (+35.1%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,504 → $2,073 (+37.8%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Harrison

Population

17,21319,599

Median household income

$69,604$82,290

Median home value

$333,700$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,504$2,073

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)

	Harrison	West New York
Under 5	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	30.7%	17.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.6%
75 and over	4.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	13.8%
Black or African American	4.9%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	22.0%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	43.5%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	West New York
No high school diploma	11.3%	23.6%
High school graduate	23.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	West New York
Drove alone	30.5%	28.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.8%
Public transit	29.6%	39.5%
Walked	8.7%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	18.6%	13.2%
Other means	4.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	West New York
1-unit, detached	5.3%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	37.1%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	22.5%
20 or more units	39.2%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	West New York
Poverty rate	13.9%	21.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1984	1963