Union City vs West New York

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

Union 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.

Union City has the higher population (66,375 vs 51,683 in West New York). West New York has the higher median household income ($67,139 vs $65,369 in Union City). Union City has the higher median home value ($446,800 vs $410,200 in West New York).

Population, income & housing

	Union City	West New York
Population	66,375	51,683
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,369	$67,139
Median home value	$446,800	$410,200
Median gross rent	$1,489	$1,607
Housing units	27,442	22,165
Homeownership rate	20.4%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Union City	West New York
Population	68,226 → 66,375 (-2.7%)	52,662 → 51,683 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$48,992 → $65,369 (+33.4%)	$56,436 → $67,139 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$340,800 → $446,800 (+31.1%)	$326,900 → $410,200 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,225 → $1,489 (+21.6%)	$1,296 → $1,607 (+24.0%)

Union City

Population

68,22666,375

Median household income

$48,992$65,369

Median home value

$340,800$446,800

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,489

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)

	Union City	West New York
Under 5	6.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	17.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	16.2%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.6%
75 and over	5.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Union City	West New York
White (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	13.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	81.6%	76.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Union City	West New York
No high school diploma	22.5%	23.6%
High school graduate	32.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Union City	West New York
Drove alone	32.1%	28.2%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.8%
Public transit	35.4%	39.5%
Walked	11.4%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.1%	13.2%
Other means	3.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Union City	West New York
1-unit, detached	4.7%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	36.8%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	32.6%	22.5%
20 or more units	23.5%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Union City	West New York
Poverty rate	21.3%	21.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1958	1963