Orangetown at a Glance

Location:

Southeastern corner of Rockland County on the New Jersey border, fifteen miles north of the George Washington Bridge

Annual Precipitation:

4.3 inches per month average

Average Temperature:

85F high, 65F low in warmest month-July

38F high, 23F low in coolest month-January

Land Area:

24.1 square miles

Population:

47,711

Villages in town:

Piermont

Nyack

South Nyack

Grandview

School Districts:

Pearl River

South Orangetown

Nyack - Partial

Nanuet - Partial

Parkland:

Approximately 2052 acres of State, County and Town parkland.

Lakes, Rivers and Creeks: (See Parks Website for Rivers and Creeks)

Sparkill Creek, Pascack Brook, Muddy Brook, Naurashaun Brook, Hackensack River, Lake Tappan, Cherry Brook

Golf Courses

2 Public – Broadacres, Blue Hill

2 Private – Manhattan Woods, Rockland Country Club

Hospitals

Nyack Hospital

Colleges

Dominican College of Blauvelt

Iona College-Rockland Campus

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University

Long Island University – Rockland Campus

New York University – School of Social Work

Nyack College and Alliance Seminary

St. Thomas Aquinas College

View our Colleges/Universities Page

Public Libraries:

Blauvelt Free Library

Nyack Library

Orangeburg Library

Palisades Free Library

Pearl River Public Library

Piermont Public Library

Tappan Library

View our Library Page

Median Household Income:

$67,971

Median Family Income

$78,806

Number of persons 16 years old and over

38,127

Education Attainment

Population 25 and Older

33,105

100%

High School Graduate:

7,215

21.8

Bachelor’s Degree:

8,157

24.6

Graduate or Professional degree:

6,116

18.5

Demographic Information

Total Population

47,711

100%

19 years and under

12,013

25.3

20-59 years

25,822

54.0

60+ years

9,876

20.7

Median age

39.3 years

Race

White alone

40,064

84.0

Black or African-American alone

2,806

5.9

American Indian or Alaska Native Alone

53

.1

Asian Alone

3,064

6.4

Some Other Race Alone

803

1.7

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

2,873

6.0

Household by type

Total

17,842

100

Average Household size

2.62 persons

Average Family Size

3.18 persons

Homeowners

10,627

Housing renters

5,013