Nassau is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,081 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nassau is the 739th largest community in New York. Nassau has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Nassau telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.79% 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.

Nassau’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Nassau is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Nassau is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.15% of adults in Nassau have a college degree.

The per capita income in Nassau in 2022 was $36,351, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,404 for a family of four. However, Nassau contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Nassau home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nassau residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Nassau include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Nassau is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.