Land area: 0.8 sq mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq mi.
Founded: 1872.
Population in 2014: 7,002 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population density: 9,093 people per square mile.
County seat: New City.
Colleges and Universities: Mercy College, SUNY Westchester Community College, Rockland Community College, Manhattanville College, Ramapo College of New Jersey, SUNY at Purchase College, Bergen Community College
Nyack is a village incorporated in 1872 primarily in the town of Orangetown, with a very small western section in Clarkstown, in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is an inner-suburb of New York City, situated north of South Nyack, east of Central Nyack, south of Upper Nyack, and west of the Hudson River, approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of the Manhattan boundary. Nyack had a population of 6,765 as of the 2010 census.[2] Most of Rockland County's local music scene is based in Nyack.Nyack is one of five villages and hamlets (Nyack, Central Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack and West Nyack) that make up an area of southeastern Rockland County called The Nyacks. Named after the Native Americans who resided there before European colonization, the village itself lies on the hilly terrain that meets the western shore of the Hudson River.
The village takes up approximately 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), with over 50% of the area consisting of the water of the Hudson River. Nyack consists mostly of low-rise buildings that lie along the river's western shore. It is in the Nyack School District.South Nyack is the western terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge, connected across the Hudson River to Tarrytown in Westchester County.
There are n/a airports and n/a Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Nyack city center.
The average travel time to work in Nyack is 10% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Nyack is 71% higher than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Nyack is 51% lower than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Nyack is 47% higher than the national average.
White (63.81%)
Black or African American (26.33%)
Native American (0.21%)
Asian (2.42%)
Pacific Islander (0.01%)
From other races (2.66%)
From two or more races (4.56%).
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.56% of the population.
Median resident age: 38.2 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Nyack: 2.0 people
New York: 2.6 people
Nyack: $53,804 (it was $54,890 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Nyack: $1,417 (lower quartile is $770, upper quartile is $1,221)
State: $992
Nyack: $422,137 (it was $241,500 in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $186,800 - $347,900
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 100.0. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.390. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 19.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.99. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 26.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 17.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.05. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.6%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Nyack is 67% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.65 daily crimes that occur in Nyack.
Nyack is safer than 81% of the cities in the United States.
In Nyack you have a 1 in 104 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Nyack has decreased by 11%.