Merrick vs West Hempstead

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

Merrick and West Hempstead 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 20,762 in West Hempstead). Merrick has the higher median household income ($179,415 vs $160,280 in West Hempstead). Merrick has the higher median home value ($715,700 vs $626,100 in West Hempstead).

Population, income & housing

	Merrick	West Hempstead
Population	21,816	20,762
Median age	41.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$179,415	$160,280
Median home value	$715,700	$626,100
Median gross rent	$2,756	$3,228
Housing units	7,331	6,277
Homeownership rate	95.9%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.6%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrick	West Hempstead
Population	20,130 → 21,816 (+8.4%)	19,864 → 20,762 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$158,306 → $179,415 (+13.3%)	$120,747 → $160,280 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$573,200 → $715,700 (+24.9%)	$461,300 → $626,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,208 → $2,756 (+24.8%)	$1,923 → $3,228 (+67.9%)

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

West Hempstead

Population

19,86420,762

Median household income

$120,747$160,280

Median home value

$461,300$626,100

Median gross rent

$1,923$3,228

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrick	West Hempstead
Under 5	6.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.3%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.9%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrick	West Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	56.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrick	West Hempstead
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.5%
High school graduate	15.9%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrick	West Hempstead
Drove alone	56.4%	63.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.1%
Public transit	15.0%	11.2%
Walked	0.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	21.5%	14.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrick	West Hempstead
1-unit, detached	95.7%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Merrick	West Hempstead
Poverty rate	2.6%	4.0%
Average household size	3.00	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1956	1952