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South Nyack, NY

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Overview


South Nyack is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,671 people and just one neighborhood, South Nyack is the 505th largest community in New York. South Nyack has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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

Occupations and Workforce

South Nyack is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 94.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Nyack is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Nyack who work in office and administrative support (14.67%), teaching (14.61%), and management occupations (13.55%).

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

Also of interest is that South Nyack has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.51% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

For a small village, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in South Nyack. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to South Nyack.

In South Nyack, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though South Nyack is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Nyack, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Nyack is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.35% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in South Nyack in 2018 was $57,269, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,076 for a family of four.

South Nyack is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call South Nyack home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Nyack residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. South Nyack also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.92% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Nyack include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Haitian.

In addition, South Nyack has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.77%).

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 0.7% of college-friendly places to live in the state of New York. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees and urban sophisticates.

In addition, neighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 21.0% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Haitian and Russian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry and 3.5% have Russian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in South Nyack are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 83.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 68.3% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 57.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 20.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.1%), and 5.9% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, French and German/Yiddish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in South Nyack, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.5%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (10.5%), and residents who report German roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.9%), along with some Haitian ancestry residents (5.8%), among others. In addition, 20.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (60.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (7.4%) and 7.2% of residents also take the train for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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