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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 5267 |1910= 13560 |1920= 29916 |1930= 37107 |1940= 39439 |1950= 37683 |1960= 35547 |1970= 40627 |1980= 39194 |1990= 38125 |2000= 45768 |2010= 49708 |2020= 52912 | estimate=50754 | estyear=2023 | estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref> |footnote=Population sources:<small> 1800β1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 30, 2013.</ref><br/>1900β1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/page/n344 <!-- pg=337 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref> 1910β1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA712 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 712. Accessed December 17, 2011.</ref><br/>1940β2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401779610 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for West New York town, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101728/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401779610|date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 17, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/westnewyork1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for West New York town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506173327/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/westnewyork1.pdf|date=May 6, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 17, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/westnewyorktownnewjersey QuickFacts West New York town, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 15, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small> }} One of 41 municipalities statewide where a majority of residents do not speak English as their primary language, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] is spoken at home by more than half of the residents of West New York, according to data from the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s 2012-2016 [[American Community Survey]] data. The town had 83.6% of residents not speaking English as their dominant language, the second highest in the state.<ref>Astudillo, Carla. [https://www.nj.com/data/2017/12/the_41_nj_towns_where_english_is_not_the_dominant.html#incart_m-rpt-2 "The 41 N.J. towns where English is not the dominant language"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 10, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed March 15, 2020. "New Jersey is home to 41 towns where English is not the dominant language for the majority of the population. Towns like Union City and West New York are primarily dominated by Spanish speakers, while Korean is the language spoken by more than half of residents in Palisades Park and Englewood Cliffs."</ref> ===2010 census=== The [[2010 United States census]] counted 49,708 people, 18,852 households, and 11,783 families in the town. The [[population density]] was 49,341.7 per square mile (19,050.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 20,018 housing units at an average density of 19,870.5 per square mile (7,672.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 62.04% (30,839) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 4.60% (2,289) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 1.50% (744) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 6.01% (2,986) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (24) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 20.19% (10,038) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 5.61% (2,788) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 78.08% (38,812) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Of the 18,852 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18; 37.6% were married couples living together; 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.5% were non-families. Of all households, 29.5% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.23.<ref name=Census2010/> 21.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.8 males.<ref name=Census2010/> As of the [[2010 United States census]], West New York had the third-highest percentage of Hispanics in the state, at 78.1%, accounting for 2.5% of the state's Hispanic population. Though Native Americans comprise less than 1% of the city's population, they doubled in the 2000s, and combined with Union City's Native Americans comprise 38% of the county's Native American population.<ref>Cullen, Deanna. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/11363948/article-Growing-influence-UC-and-WNY-house-6-percent-of-state%E2%80%99s-Hispanics- "Growing influence: UC and WNY house 6 percent of state's Hispanics"], ''[[The Union City Reporter]]'', February 13, 2011, pages 1 and 15. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Union City and West New York are each over three quarters Hispanic. In New Jersey, Union City has the highest percentage of people in that group β 84.7 percent. West New York is 78.1 percent Hispanic, coming in at third."</ref> The Census Bureau's 2006β2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $44,657 (with a margin of error of Β± $2,850) and the median family income was $42,534 (Β± $3,689). Males had a median income of $36,768 (Β± $2,414) versus $30,688 (Β± $1,952) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $24,419 (Β± $1,215). About 15.8% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401779610 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for West New York town, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082348/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401779610 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref> ===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census]], there were 45,768 people, 16,719 households, and 11,034 families residing in the town. The population density was 44,995.1/mi<sup>2</sup> (17,324.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 17,360 housing units at an average density of 17,066.8/mi<sup>2</sup> (6,571.3 km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 60.09% White, 3.55% African American, 0.67% Native American, 2.93% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 25.16% from other races, and 7.57% from two or more races. 78.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603479610.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for West New York town, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529062720/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603479610.pdf |date=May 29, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401779610 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for West New York town, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101800/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401779610 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> There were 16,719 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a woman whose husband did not live with her, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.30.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> In the town, the age distribution of the population showed 22.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> The median income for a household in the town was $31,980, and the median income for a family was $34,083. Males had a median income of $26,703 versus $22,326 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,719. 18.9% of the population and 16.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.4% were under the age of 18 and 22.3% were 65 or older.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> As of the 2000 Census, West New York was ranked as #52 on a list of cities with the highest percentage of renters.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/top14.html Top 100 Cities with Highest Percentage of Renters (pop. 5000+)], [[City-Data]]. Accessed July 14, 2007.</ref> 80.1% of West New York residents lived in renter-occupied housing units, vs. 33.8% nationwide.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
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