Kearny vs West New York

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

Kearny 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 40,570 in Kearny). Kearny has the higher median household income ($83,212 vs $67,139 in West New York). Kearny has the higher median home value ($431,700 vs $410,200 in West New York).

Population, income & housing

	Kearny	West New York
Population	40,570	51,683
Median age	39.2 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,212	$67,139
Median home value	$431,700	$410,200
Median gross rent	$1,649	$1,607
Housing units	15,340	22,165
Homeownership rate	45.4%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kearny	West New York
Population	41,412 → 40,570 (-2.0%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$70,702 → $83,212 (+17.7%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$333,100 → $431,700 (+29.6%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,304 → $1,649 (+26.5%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Kearny

Population

41,41240,570

Median household income

$70,702$83,212

Median home value

$333,100$431,700

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,649

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)

	Kearny	West New York
Under 5	6.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	17.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.6%
75 and over	5.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kearny	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	13.8%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	50.9%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kearny	West New York
No high school diploma	15.8%	23.6%
High school graduate	33.4%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kearny	West New York
Drove alone	64.1%	28.2%
Carpooled	10.4%	7.8%
Public transit	13.3%	39.5%
Walked	6.0%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.3%	13.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kearny	West New York
1-unit, detached	31.3%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	42.3%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	22.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Kearny	West New York
Poverty rate	12.5%	21.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1952	1963