Merrick

Population: 21,816
Median household income: $179,415
Median home value: $715,700

Located in Nassau County, New York, Merrick is a community with a population of 21,816. At $179,415, its median household income sits above Nassau County's $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Merrick's population grew 8.4% from 20,130 to 21,816, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $573,200 to $715,700.

Owners occupy 95.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,816
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $179,415
Median home value: $715,700
Median gross rent: $2,756
Housing units: 7,331
Homeownership rate: 95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,130	$158,306	$573,200	$2,208
2020	20,594	$160,281	$584,000	$1,976
2021	20,990	$168,400	$610,800	$2,314
2022	21,004	$185,368	$686,400	$2,651
2023	21,816	$179,415	$715,700	$2,756

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,431	6.6%
5 to 17	3,770	17.3%
18 to 24	1,458	6.7%
25 to 34	1,734	7.9%
35 to 44	3,514	16.1%
45 to 54	2,447	11.2%
55 to 64	3,561	16.3%
65 to 74	2,519	11.5%
75 and over	1,382	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,705	81.2%
Black or African American	355	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	807	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.4%
Two or more races	613	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,241	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate15.9%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree27.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	783	5.2%
High school graduate	2,415	15.9%
Some college or associate's	2,627	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,181	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,151	27.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone56.4%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit15.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,983	56.4%
Carpooled	541	5.1%
Public transit	1,590	15.0%
Walked	49	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,277	21.5%
Other means	166	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,111	13.3%
15 to 29 min	2,544	30.5%
30 to 44 min	1,719	20.6%
45 to 59 min	796	9.6%
60+ min	2,159	25.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 2.6% (566 of 21,783)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,186	85.3%
Nonfamily households	1,065	14.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,251	98.9%
Vacant	80	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,952	95.9%
Renter-occupied	299	4.1%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,015	95.7%
1-unit, attached	61	0.8%
2 to 4 units	122	1.7%
5 to 19 units	127	1.7%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3646668
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.72 sq mi
Water area: 1.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.6532, -73.5520

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