Nanuet is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 18,886 people and four associated neighborhoods, Nanuet is the 97th largest community in New York.

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

Also of interest is that Nanuet 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: 10.64% 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.

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

Nanuet is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.85% of adults in Nanuet have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Nanuet in 2022 was $52,561, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,244 for a family of four. However, Nanuet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Nanuet is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nanuet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nanuet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nanuet also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.79% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nanuet include Italian, Irish, German, European, and Palestinian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Nanuet's cultural character, accounting for 27.77% of the town’s population.

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