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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The overall crime rate in Nyack is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

In Nyack, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small village, Nyack has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other 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.

Nyack also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.41%.

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