Jericho vs North Merrick

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

Jericho 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.

Jericho has the higher population (14,117 vs 12,544 in North Merrick). Jericho has the higher median household income ($180,072 vs $156,023 in North Merrick). Jericho has the higher median home value ($923,600 vs $644,700 in North Merrick).

Population, income & housing

	Jericho	North Merrick
Population	14,117	12,544
Median age	44.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$180,072	$156,023
Median home value	$923,600	$644,700
Median gross rent	$3,098	$2,873
Housing units	4,473	4,186
Homeownership rate	81.7%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.7%	52.3%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jericho	North Merrick
Population	13,889 → 14,117 (+1.6%)	12,170 → 12,544 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$173,709 → $180,072 (+3.7%)	$135,469 → $156,023 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$797,400 → $923,600 (+15.8%)	$505,100 → $644,700 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,008 → $3,098 (+54.3%)	$2,482 → $2,873 (+15.8%)

Jericho

Population

13,88914,117

Median household income

$173,709$180,072

Median home value

$797,400$923,600

Median gross rent

$2,008$3,098

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)

	Jericho	North Merrick
Under 5	4.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	16.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.7%
75 and over	8.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jericho	North Merrick
White (non-Hispanic)	44.0%	74.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	46.3%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jericho	North Merrick
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	14.8%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	10.9%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36.1%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jericho	North Merrick
Drove alone	57.0%	68.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.9%
Public transit	15.3%	11.3%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	11.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jericho	North Merrick
1-unit, detached	68.0%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Jericho	North Merrick
Poverty rate	6.0%	2.9%
Average household size	3.24	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	42	36
Median year structure built	1961	1953