Hoboken vs West New York

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

Hoboken 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.

Hoboken has the higher population (58,340 vs 51,683 in West New York). Hoboken has the higher median household income ($176,943 vs $67,139 in West New York). Hoboken has the higher median home value ($872,100 vs $410,200 in West New York).

Population, income & housing

	Hoboken	West New York
Population	58,340	51,683
Median age	31.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$176,943	$67,139
Median home value	$872,100	$410,200
Median gross rent	$2,819	$1,607
Housing units	29,985	22,165
Homeownership rate	34.1%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.1%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoboken	West New York
Population	53,193 → 58,340 (+9.7%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$147,620 → $176,943 (+19.9%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$720,700 → $872,100 (+21.0%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,315 → $2,819 (+21.8%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Hoboken

Population

53,19358,340

Median household income

$147,620$176,943

Median home value

$720,700$872,100

Median gross rent

$2,315$2,819

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)

	Hoboken	West New York
Under 5	7.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	7.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	35.4%	17.7%
35 to 44	17.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	6.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	3.5%	6.6%
75 and over	2.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoboken	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	13.8%
Black or African American	3.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	13.0%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoboken	West New York
No high school diploma	3.0%	23.6%
High school graduate	6.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	7.0%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	50.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	33.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoboken	West New York
Drove alone	16.9%	28.2%
Carpooled	1.4%	7.8%
Public transit	37.6%	39.5%
Walked	7.9%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	34.2%	13.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoboken	West New York
1-unit, detached	1.4%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	32.0%	22.5%
20 or more units	47.5%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Hoboken	West New York
Poverty rate	7.1%	21.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1975	1963