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Language Spoken At Home in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 45,953 | 100% |
English only | 7,170 | 15.6% |
Language other than English | 38,783 | 84.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,255 | 48.4% |
Spanish | 34,706 | 75.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 20,579 | 44.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,753 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 610 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,862 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 924 | 2.0% |
Other languages | 462 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 142 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,816 | 100% |
American | 614 | 1.2% |
Arab | 611 | 1.2% |
Czech | 18 | 0.0% |
Danish | 22 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 15 | 0.0% |
English | 317 | 0.6% |
French (except Basque) | 253 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 36 | 0.1% |
German | 937 | 1.9% |
Greek | 115 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 58 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,064 | 2.1% |
Italian | 2,102 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 24 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 29 | 0.1% |
Polish | 377 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 54 | 0.1% |
Russian | 304 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 35 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 70 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 1 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 200 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 49 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 7 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 437 | 0.9% |
Households By Type in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,230 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,723 | 64.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,570 | 30.6% |
Married-couple family | 6,567 | 36.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,165 | 17.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,753 | 9.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 548 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,403 | 18.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,857 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 6,507 | 35.7% |
Householder living alone | 4,815 | 26.4% |
65 years and over | 1,705 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,347 | 34.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,191 | 23.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 49,798 | 100% |
Householder | 18,230 | 36.6% |
Spouse | 6,465 | 13.0% |
Child | 14,278 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 6,077 | 12.2% |
Nonrelatives | 4,748 | 9.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1,730 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,387 | 100% |
Never married | 8,854 | 43.4% |
Now married, except separated | 8,377 | 41.1% |
Separated | 588 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 525 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 2,043 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,216 | 100% |
Never married | 7,382 | 36.5% |
Now married, except separated | 7,878 | 39.0% |
Separated | 976 | 4.8% |
Widowed | 1,593 | 7.9% |
Divorced | 2,387 | 11.8% |
Fertility in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 945 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 479 | 50.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,406 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 609 | 43.3% |
Less than 1 year | 135 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 121 | 8.6% |
3 or 4 years | 160 | 11.4% |
5 or more years | 193 | 13.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 609 | 100% |
Who are female | 388 | 63.7% |
Who are married | 436 | 71.6% |
School Enrollment in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,187 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,366 | 12.2% |
Kindergarten | 650 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,100 | 36.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,208 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,863 | 25.6% |
Educational Attainment in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,993 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,532 | 19.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,779 | 11.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,963 | 26.4% |
Some college, no degree | 4,872 | 14.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,367 | 4.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,584 | 16.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,896 | 8.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 69.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.9% |
Veteran Status in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,947 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 528 | 1.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 49,803 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,994 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 10,856 | 100% |
With a disability | 396 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 33,487 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,070 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 5,460 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,528 | 46.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 49,102 | 100% |
Same house | 41,648 | 84.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,862 | 14.0% |
Same county | 4,610 | 9.4% |
Different county | 2,252 | 4.6% |
Same state | 1,298 | 2.6% |
Different state | 954 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 592 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,816 | 100% |
Native | 19,958 | 40.1% |
Born in United States | 18,316 | 36.8% |
State of residence | 12,694 | 25.5% |
Different state | 5,622 | 11.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,642 | 3.3% |
Foreign born | 29,858 | 59.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 29,858 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,008 | 36.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 18,850 | 63.1% |
Year of Entry in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,500 | 100% |
Native | 1,642 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,619 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 29,858 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 651 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 29,207 | 97.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West New York Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 29,858 | 100% |
Europe | 778 | 2.6% |
Asia | 2,616 | 8.8% |
Africa | 327 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 92 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 25,975 | 87.0% |
Northern America | 70 | 0.2% |