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    Merrick, NY
    Demographic Data



    Merrick Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Merrick Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    22,040

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.4%
    5 - 17:
    16.0%
    18 - 24:
    6.6%
    25 - 34:
    8.5%
    35 - 54:
    27.4%
    55 - 64:
    15.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    18.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.7%
    3.7%
    95.8%
    95.8%
    64.4%
    64.4%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Merrick
    USA
    $74,522
    $74,522
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Merrick
    USA
    $185,740
    $185,740
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    2.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Finance
    Construction
    Administration
    Public Service
    Accommodation
    Manufacturing
    Wholesale
    Arts
    Information Technology
    Other
    Transportation
    16.0%
    16.0%
    15.5%
    15.5%
    14.7%
    14.7%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    83.1%
    83.1%
    8.3%
    8.3%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Irish
    German
    Russian
    Polish
    Eastern European
    European
    English
    Ukrainian
    Maltese
    Albanian
    Slavic
    Greek
    Austrian
    Hungarian
    Romanian
    Egyptian
    Czech
    Turkish
    Canadian
    22.6%
    22.6%
    18.8%
    18.8%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Italian
    Chinese
    Russian
    Slavic languages
    French
    African languages
    Polish
    Langs. of India
    Arabic
    Greek
    German/Yiddish
    Korean
    Scandinavian languages
    Urdu
    Native American languages
    Hungarian
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    85.5%
    85.5%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Merrick Residents

    9.8%

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