With 7,393 people, Nyack is a city in New York. 67% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 33% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 9,601 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $628,200.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $116,649, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
67% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nyack
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree32.3% → 67.3%(+35.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share36.1% → 18.2%(−17.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share59.1% → 52.2%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Nyack's population equals 2.2% of Rockland County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4.6%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(54)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59.7%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 238 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Nyack, decade by decade
Nyack population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,558
$88,834
$456,973
32.3%
64.9
2000
6,737
$99,991
$439,930
43.2%
71.7
2010
6,765
$73,718
$687,205
40.3%
75.1
2020
7,265
$101,726
$598,868
62.3%
80.1
2024
7,393
$116,649
$628,200
67.3%
81.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
