Nyack vs Viola

A side-by-side comparison of Nyack and Viola: population, income, housing, and more.

Nyack and Viola are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Viola has the higher population (7,470 vs 7,469 in Nyack). Nyack has the higher median household income ($118,889 vs $95,383 in Viola). Viola has the higher median home value ($1,006,700 vs $619,300 in Nyack).

Population, income & housing

	Nyack	Viola
Population	7,469	7,470
Median age	39.6 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$118,889	$95,383
Median home value	$619,300	$1,006,700
Median gross rent	$2,213	$2,036
Housing units	3,559	2,386
Homeownership rate	35.2%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.8%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nyack	Viola
Population	7,173 → 7,469 (+4.1%)	6,898 → 7,470 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$66,413 → $118,889 (+79.0%)	$70,625 → $95,383 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$475,500 → $619,300 (+30.2%)	$679,700 → $1,006,700 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,790 → $2,213 (+23.6%)	$1,747 → $2,036 (+16.5%)

Nyack

Population

7,1737,469

Median household income

$66,413$118,889

Median home value

$475,500$619,300

Median gross rent

$1,790$2,213

Viola

Population

6,8987,470

Median household income

$70,625$95,383

Median home value

$679,700$1,006,700

Median gross rent

$1,747$2,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nyack	Viola
Under 5	4.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	11.6%	30.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	11.1%
25 to 34	16.2%	5.5%
35 to 44	17.2%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.1%
75 and over	8.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nyack	Viola
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	96.5%
Black or African American	21.4%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nyack	Viola
No high school diploma	7.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	14.4%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34.1%	20.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nyack	Viola
Drove alone	57.2%	59.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	8.0%
Public transit	13.1%	2.5%
Walked	3.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	21.6%
Other means	2.5%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nyack	Viola
1-unit, detached	22.5%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	19.1%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	8.3%
20 or more units	25.9%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nyack	Viola
Poverty rate	6.5%	25.9%
Average household size	2.21	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1962	1983