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Merrick Union Free School District, NY

17,453 Population
5.4 square miles 3,216.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nassau County: 42 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$79,412 ±$5,138 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Nassau County: $64,198 ±$729
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$191,795 ±$12,042 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Nassau County: $146,202 ±$1,472
  • more than double the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • more than double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.1% ±0.9% (364  ±153) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nassau County: 5.4% 74,256 (±0.3% / ±3,467)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41 minutes ±6.6 (266,730  ±25,553) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nassau County: 36 20,646,316 (±0.3 / ±241,473)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,088 ±340 Number of households
  • Nassau County: 458,166 ±1,227
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.1 (17,413  ±1,153) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Nassau County: 3 1,368,951 (±0 / ±344)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.5% ±3.2% (265  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Nassau County: 5.1% 15,473 (±0.3% / ±988)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,115 ±338 Number of housing units
  • Nassau County: 479,044 ±353
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$783,300 ±$25,931 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Nassau County: $684,700 ±$2,833
  • nearly double the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.7% ±2.7% (1,321  ±467.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nassau County: 6.5% 90,029 (±0.3% / ±4,055.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±2.9% (11,921  ±762.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Nassau County: 92.2% 898,980 (±0.8% / ±7,445.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
66% ±3.1% (8,209  ±598.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nassau County: 49.7% 484,554 (±0.5% / ±5,279.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.4% ±2.3% (1,822  ±412) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Nassau County: 23.3% 323,944
  • about half the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.5% ±1.4% (476  ±187) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nassau County: 3% 32,220 (±0.1% / ±1,354)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
476 Total veterans ±187 446 Male ±174 30 Female ±42

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