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West New York town, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
West New York town is a Census town of 52,004 people across 0.99 square miles of land, in Hudson County. Median household income is $71,729, 23.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 47 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.6 m.
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West New York
What West New York is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.99 sq mi
- Water area0.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land52,360
- County holding the largest share of its areaHudson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West New York
How many people live in West New York
- Population52,004
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1810,151
- Share under 1819.5 percent
- Population 65 and over6,557
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent
- Households20,453
- Family households13,204
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West New York
Income and work in West New York
- Median household income$71,729
- Per capita income$40,965
- Civilian labor force30,233
- Employed27,700
- Unemployed2,533 plus or minus 513
- Unemployment rate8.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over36,962
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West New York
Housing in West New York
- Housing units21,736
- Occupied units20,453
- Vacant units1,283 plus or minus 380
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied4,694
- Renter occupied15,759
- Ownership rate23.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$465,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,716
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.7 percent
- Single family units2,389
- Share single family11.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19,316
- Share in buildings of two or more88.9 percent
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West New York
How West New York gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,427
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,178
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14,646
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.5 percent
- Drove alone28.8 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport37.1 percent
- Walked10.5 percent
- Worked from home13.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West New York
SBA loans in West New York (7(a))
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$12,576,900
- Average approval$267,594
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$710,000
- Largest approval$2,636,000
- Jobs supported169
- Jobs per approval3.6
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full3
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.8 percent
- Share to franchises8.5 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS31
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 6 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West New York
SBA loans in West New York (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,111,000
- Average approval$703,667
- Median approval$414,000
- Largest approval$1,442,000
- Jobs supported29
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hudson County, not West New York
Hudson County context, not West New York figures
These are Hudson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West New York measurements.
- Establishments in Hudson County14,119
- Employment at those establishments, Hudson County253,652
- Covered employment, Hudson County273,729
- Average annual pay, Hudson County$94,901
- Average weekly wage, Hudson County$1,825
- Housing units permitted, Hudson County5,136
- Of those, single family, Hudson County917
- County product, 2024, Hudson County$65,735,570,000
- County product change over the prior year, Hudson County4.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Hudson County$109,974
Every figure in this section is published for Hudson County as a whole and is not a measurement of West New York. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West New York questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West New York, New Jersey?
52,004, in 20,453 households. West New York town covers 0.99 square miles of land, which is 52,360 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West New York in?
Hudson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West New York?
$71,729. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $465,600. Median gross rent is $1,716 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West New York businesses?
47 7(a) approvals totalling $12.6 m, across 20 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.1 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West New York, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West New York borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West New York. only 6 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page West New York figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hudson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West New York.
Is zoning published for West New York?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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