Merrick vs North Bellmore

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

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

Merrick has the higher population (21,816 vs 20,776 in North Bellmore). North Bellmore has the higher median household income ($183,250 vs $179,415 in Merrick). Merrick has the higher median home value ($715,700 vs $636,800 in North Bellmore).

Population, income & housing

	Merrick	North Bellmore
Population	21,816	20,776
Median age	41.6 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$179,415	$183,250
Median home value	$715,700	$636,800
Median gross rent	$2,756	$2,573
Housing units	7,331	6,736
Homeownership rate	95.9%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.6%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrick	North Bellmore
Population	20,130 → 21,816 (+8.4%)	20,718 → 20,776 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$158,306 → $179,415 (+13.3%)	$136,879 → $183,250 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$573,200 → $715,700 (+24.9%)	$482,000 → $636,800 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,208 → $2,756 (+24.8%)	$1,625 → $2,573 (+58.3%)

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

North Bellmore

Population

20,71820,776

Median household income

$136,879$183,250

Median home value

$482,000$636,800

Median gross rent

$1,625$2,573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrick	North Bellmore
Under 5	6.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.9%
75 and over	6.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrick	North Bellmore
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	73.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrick	North Bellmore
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.8%
High school graduate	15.9%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrick	North Bellmore
Drove alone	56.4%	65.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	6.3%
Public transit	15.0%	10.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.5%	16.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrick	North Bellmore
1-unit, detached	95.7%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merrick	North Bellmore
Poverty rate	2.6%	3.3%
Average household size	3.00	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	38	38
Median year structure built	1956	1958