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===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>
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