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.

Housing costs in Nanuet are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Nanuet telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.69 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Nanuet is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Nanuet is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.64% 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 $55,816, 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 $223,264 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 23.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nanuet include Italian, Irish, German, European, and Haitian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Nanuet's cultural character, accounting for 30.77% of the town’s population.

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