Massapequa vs Merrick

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

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

Massapequa has the higher population (21,822 vs 21,816 in Merrick). Massapequa has the higher median household income ($179,844 vs $179,415 in Merrick). Merrick has the higher median home value ($715,700 vs $661,900 in Massapequa).

Population, income & housing

	Massapequa	Merrick
Population	21,822	21,816
Median age	43.6 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$179,844	$179,415
Median home value	$661,900	$715,700
Median gross rent	$2,500	$2,756
Housing units	7,472	7,331
Homeownership rate	96.9%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.6%	61.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Massapequa	Merrick
Population	21,784 → 21,822 (+0.2%)	20,130 → 21,816 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$132,133 → $179,844 (+36.1%)	$158,306 → $179,415 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$536,400 → $661,900 (+23.4%)	$573,200 → $715,700 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,268 → $2,500 (+10.2%)	$2,208 → $2,756 (+24.8%)

Massapequa

Population

21,78421,822

Median household income

$132,133$179,844

Median home value

$536,400$661,900

Median gross rent

$2,268$2,500

Merrick

Population

20,13021,816

Median household income

$158,306$179,415

Median home value

$573,200$715,700

Median gross rent

$2,208$2,756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Massapequa	Merrick
Under 5	5.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.5%
75 and over	6.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Massapequa	Merrick
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	81.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Massapequa	Merrick
No high school diploma	2.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	19.1%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Massapequa	Merrick
Drove alone	67.2%	56.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.1%
Public transit	10.2%	15.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	21.5%
Other means	2.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Massapequa	Merrick
1-unit, detached	96.8%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Massapequa	Merrick
Poverty rate	2.9%	2.6%
Average household size	3.01	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	37	38
Median year structure built	1956	1956