Nyack is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,189 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nyack is the 243rd largest community in New York.

Nyack home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Nyack real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Nyack is also a village of artists. Nyack has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nyack’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 addition, Nyack is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Nyack’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

One downside of living in Nyack, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.02 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Nyack is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

If knowledge is power, Nyack is a pretty powerful place. 57.93% of the adults in Nyack have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Nyack in 2022 was $69,937, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $279,748 for a family of four. However, Nyack contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Nyack is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Nyack home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nyack residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nyack also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.03% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nyack include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.

In addition, Nyack has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.41%).

The most common language spoken in Nyack is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.