Orangeburg vs West Nyack

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

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

Orangeburg has the higher population (4,279 vs 3,437 in West Nyack). West Nyack has the higher median household income ($136,696 vs $107,000 in Orangeburg). Orangeburg has the higher median home value ($619,300 vs $570,900 in West Nyack).

Population, income & housing

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
Population	4,279	3,437
Median age	42.8 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$107,000	$136,696
Median home value	$619,300	$570,900
Median gross rent	$1,308	—
Housing units	1,469	1,340
Homeownership rate	77.7%	98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
Population	4,491 → 4,279 (-4.7%)	3,942 → 3,437 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$85,507 → $107,000 (+25.1%)	$172,213 → $136,696 (-20.6%)
Median home value	$465,900 → $619,300 (+32.9%)	$472,700 → $570,900 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,308 (+33.3%)	—

Orangeburg

Population

4,4914,279

Median household income

$85,507$107,000

Median home value

$465,900$619,300

Median gross rent

$981$1,308

West Nyack

Population

3,9423,437

Median household income

$172,213$136,696

Median home value

$472,700$570,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
Under 5	2.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	20.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	5.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	19.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.5%
75 and over	16.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	63.9%
Black or African American	6.1%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.3%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	13.1%	12.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34.3%	25.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
Drove alone	64.9%	66.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.7%
Public transit	6.8%	2.3%
Walked	5.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	15.7%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
1-unit, detached	67.1%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Orangeburg	West Nyack
Poverty rate	12.0%	2.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1964	1958