West New York is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 51,981 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, West New York is the 29th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in West New York are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.West New York is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West New York is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West New York who work in management occupations (10.09%), sales jobs (9.32%), and office and administrative support (8.37%). Also of interest is that West New York has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In West New York, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, West New York is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the West New York area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The population of West New York is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.04% of adults in West New York have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in West New York in 2022 was $37,947, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,788 for a family of four. However, West New York contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West New York is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West New York home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West New York, accounting for 77.19% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West New York residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West New York include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Turkish. In addition, West New York has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (59.09%). The most common language spoken in West New York is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
