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New York·Nassau County
5 tracts·22K people·$772K median·5,838/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 73 · Living alone 14 · Other 13
Health 48 · Retail 14 · Leisure 13 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 0 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 59 · Sales · office 21 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 5 · Production · transport 4
Drive alone 54 · Work from home 24 · Transit 15 · Carpool 10 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Merrick is $771,900 (Census ACS) — 1.7× the US median of $458,812.
Merrick has 21,744 residents across 5 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.0; the population is 83.1% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Asian, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.7% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 64.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.3% (Census ACS).
CHATTERTON SCHOOL (74%), BIRCH SCHOOL (73%) and NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOL (72%) lead the elementary schools; SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (88%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,919/month, 85% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Merrick is $185,740 a year, 116% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Merrick, median rent is $2,919/month and the median home value is $771,900 (Census ACS).
Merrick reported 1.7 violent crimes and 13.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Nassau, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 108 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 23 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Merrick are winter weather (73), ice storm (70) and earthquake (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Merrick, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).