Jersey City vs West New York

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

Jersey City 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.

Jersey City has the higher population (289,691 vs 51,683 in West New York). Jersey City has the higher median household income ($94,813 vs $67,139 in West New York). Jersey City has the higher median home value ($534,500 vs $410,200 in West New York).

Population, income & housing

	Jersey City	West New York
Population	289,691	51,683
Median age	34.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$94,813	$67,139
Median home value	$534,500	$410,200
Median gross rent	$1,902	$1,607
Housing units	132,636	22,165
Homeownership rate	28.8%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.1%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jersey City	West New York
Population	261,940 → 289,691 (+10.6%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$70,752 → $94,813 (+34.0%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$373,700 → $534,500 (+43.0%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,401 → $1,902 (+35.8%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Jersey City

Population

261,940289,691

Median household income

$70,752$94,813

Median home value

$373,700$534,500

Median gross rent

$1,401$1,902

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)

	Jersey City	West New York
Under 5	6.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	23.2%	17.7%
35 to 44	16.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.6%
75 and over	4.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jersey City	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	24.0%	13.8%
Black or African American	19.8%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	25.5%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jersey City	West New York
No high school diploma	9.5%	23.6%
High school graduate	20.2%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jersey City	West New York
Drove alone	28.1%	28.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	7.8%
Public transit	37.1%	39.5%
Walked	5.5%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.7%
Worked from home	21.6%	13.2%
Other means	2.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jersey City	West New York
1-unit, detached	7.4%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	31.7%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	22.5%
20 or more units	37.9%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Jersey City	West New York
Poverty rate	15.6%	21.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1970	1963