Inwood vs North Merrick

A side-by-side comparison of Inwood and North Merrick: population, income, housing, and more.

Inwood and North Merrick are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Merrick has the higher population (12,544 vs 11,964 in Inwood). North Merrick has the higher median household income ($156,023 vs $79,500 in Inwood). North Merrick has the higher median home value ($644,700 vs $610,600 in Inwood).

Population, income & housing

	Inwood	North Merrick
Population	11,964	12,544
Median age	30.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,500	$156,023
Median home value	$610,600	$644,700
Median gross rent	$1,938	$2,873
Housing units	3,231	4,186
Homeownership rate	47.7%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	52.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inwood	North Merrick
Population	9,892 → 11,964 (+20.9%)	12,170 → 12,544 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$57,723 → $79,500 (+37.7%)	$135,469 → $156,023 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$421,900 → $610,600 (+44.7%)	$505,100 → $644,700 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,509 → $1,938 (+28.4%)	$2,482 → $2,873 (+15.8%)

Inwood

Population

9,89211,964

Median household income

$57,723$79,500

Median home value

$421,900$610,600

Median gross rent

$1,509$1,938

North Merrick

Population

12,17012,544

Median household income

$135,469$156,023

Median home value

$505,100$644,700

Median gross rent

$2,482$2,873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Inwood	North Merrick
Under 5	9.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	20.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	5.3%	12.7%
75 and over	5.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inwood	North Merrick
White (non-Hispanic)	27.6%	74.0%
Black or African American	15.6%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.9%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	48.1%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Inwood	North Merrick
No high school diploma	26.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	25.8%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inwood	North Merrick
Drove alone	44.6%	68.7%
Carpooled	18.8%	6.9%
Public transit	16.6%	11.3%
Walked	8.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	11.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Inwood	North Merrick
1-unit, detached	45.9%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	30.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Inwood	North Merrick
Poverty rate	14.3%	2.9%
Average household size	3.92	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	35	36
Median year structure built	1953	1953