North Merritt Island vs South Patrick Shores

A side-by-side comparison of North Merritt Island and South Patrick Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

North Merritt Island and South Patrick Shores are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Merritt Island has the higher population (8,903 vs 6,726 in South Patrick Shores). North Merritt Island has the higher median household income ($113,897 vs $86,048 in South Patrick Shores). North Merritt Island has the higher median home value ($495,400 vs $410,800 in South Patrick Shores).

Population, income & housing

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
Population	8,903	6,726
Median age	52.4 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$113,897	$86,048
Median home value	$495,400	$410,800
Median gross rent	$1,328	$1,586
Housing units	3,838	3,491
Homeownership rate	86.2%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
Population	8,343 → 8,903 (+6.7%)	6,842 → 6,726 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$90,019 → $113,897 (+26.5%)	$78,288 → $86,048 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$339,000 → $495,400 (+46.1%)	$284,800 → $410,800 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,574 → $1,328 (-15.6%)	$1,298 → $1,586 (+22.2%)

North Merritt Island

Population

8,3438,903

Median household income

$90,019$113,897

Median home value

$339,000$495,400

Median gross rent

$1,574$1,328

South Patrick Shores

Population

6,8426,726

Median household income

$78,288$86,048

Median home value

$284,800$410,800

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
Under 5	3.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	12.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	19.8%	19.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	16.5%
75 and over	13.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
No high school diploma	3.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
Drove alone	66.0%	74.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.4%
Worked from home	23.4%	12.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
1-unit, detached	73.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	7.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	North Merritt Island	South Patrick Shores
Poverty rate	6.8%	3.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1995	1968