Merrick, NY

Census Place

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2023 Population

21,816

3.87% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.6

3.03% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$179,415

3.21% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$715,700

4.27% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,823

0.761% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Merrick, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Merrick, NY was $715,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Merrick, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Merrick, NY was 2 cars per household.

United States New York Nassau County, NY New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (North Central)--Meadowbrook Corridor PUMA, NY Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY Nassau County (South Central)--Hempstead Town (Southeast) PUMA, NY

Economy

The economy of Merrick, NY employs 10.8k people. The largest industries in Merrick, NY are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,664 people), Educational Services (1,656 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,551 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($147,554), Finance & Insurance ($134,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($129,479).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

10.8k

2023 Value

± 746

−0.761%

1 Year decline

± 10%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Merrick, NY, are Management Occupations (1,483 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,287 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,247 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Merrick, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.8k

2023 Value

± 746

−0.761%

1 Year decline

± 10%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Merrick, NY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,664 people), Educational Services (1,656 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,551 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Merrick, NY, though some of these residents may live in Merrick, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Merrick, NY was $715,700 in 2023, which is 2.36 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $686,400 to $715,700, a 4.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Merrick, NY is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Merrick, NY have an average commute time of 38.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Merrick, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$715,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$23,622

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Merrick, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Merrick, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Merrick, NY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$179,415

Median Household Income

± $16,520

7.25k

Number of Households

± 565

The following chart displays the households in Merrick, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Merrick, NY is from Merrick, NY.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Merrick, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (56.4%)
Worked At Home (21.5%)
Public Transit (15%)

In 2023, 56.4% of workers in Merrick, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

38.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Merrick, NY have a longer commute time (38.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.32% of the workforce in Merrick, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Merrick, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Merrick, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Merrick, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Merrick, NY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Merrick, NY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Merrick, NY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nassau County, NY see 694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.287% decrease from the previous year (696 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 838 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 290 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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694 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nassau County, NY

Primary care physicians in Nassau County, NY see an average of 694 patients per year. This represents a 0.287% decrease from the previous year (696 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nassau County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Merrick, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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