North Merrick vs Salisbury

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

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

Salisbury has the higher population (13,388 vs 12,544 in North Merrick). Salisbury has the higher median household income ($173,808 vs $156,023 in North Merrick). North Merrick has the higher median home value ($644,700 vs $639,800 in Salisbury).

Population, income & housing

	North Merrick	Salisbury
Population	12,544	13,388
Median age	42.5 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$156,023	$173,808
Median home value	$644,700	$639,800
Median gross rent	$2,873	$1,646
Housing units	4,186	4,418
Homeownership rate	94.7%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Merrick	Salisbury
Population	12,170 → 12,544 (+3.1%)	12,133 → 13,388 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$135,469 → $156,023 (+15.2%)	$130,688 → $173,808 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$505,100 → $644,700 (+27.6%)	$471,800 → $639,800 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,482 → $2,873 (+15.8%)	$1,631 → $1,646 (+0.9%)

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

Salisbury

Population

12,13313,388

Median household income

$130,688$173,808

Median home value

$471,800$639,800

Median gross rent

$1,631$1,646

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Merrick	Salisbury
Under 5	7.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	17.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.4%
75 and over	6.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Merrick	Salisbury
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	51.2%
Black or African American	4.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	21.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Merrick	Salisbury
No high school diploma	7.2%	4.4%
High school graduate	20.5%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Merrick	Salisbury
Drove alone	68.7%	65.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	9.1%
Public transit	11.3%	12.5%
Walked	1.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	9.4%
Other means	0.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Merrick	Salisbury
1-unit, detached	98.0%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Merrick	Salisbury
Poverty rate	2.9%	3.3%
Average household size	3.05	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1953	1955