Merrick, New York


Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States., the CDP population was 22,097. The name Merrick is taken from the word Meroke, the name of the ancestral homeland of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area. It is served by the Merrick station on the Long Island Rail Road on the Babylon line.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 19.27%, is water.
Merrick has a climate that is bordering upon hot-summer humid continental and humid subtropical The Cfa zone is found along Merrick's coast. The average monthly temperatures in the town centre range from 31.7° F in January and 74.8° F in July. The local hardiness zone is 7b.

Demographics

, there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,423.3 per square mile. There were 7,602 housing units at an average density of 1,811.1/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.18% White, 0.56% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races.
There were 7,524 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,132, and the median income for a family was $99,589. Males had a median income of $79,607 versus $41,618 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,334. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The schools in Merrick and North Merrick make up the Merrick and North Merrick School Districts, as well as part of the Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District. Below are the schools, their grade levels, and the towns that attend them.