Merrick Population and Demographics

Merrick New York Population and Demographics Resources

Merrick CDP, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Merrick Population: 22764 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10980 48.23% Female 11784 51.77%       Under 5 years 1602 7.04% 5 to 9 years 1858 8.16% 10 to 14 years 1831 8.04% 15 to 19 years 1341 5.89% 20 to 24 years 871 3.83% 25 to 34 years 2172 9.54% 35 to 44 years 4133 18.16% 45 to 54 years 3840 16.87% 55 to 59 years 1217 5.35% 60 to 64 years 1014 4.45% 65 to 74 years 1725 7.58% 75 to 84 years 938 4.12% 85 years and over 222 0.98%       Median age (years) 39.5       18 years and over 16499 72.48% Male 7851 34.49% Female 8648 37.99% 21 years and over 15954 70.08% 62 years and over 3484 15.3% 65 years and over 2885 12.67% Male 1315 5.78% Female 1570 6.9%       Race     One race 22542 99.02% White 21666 95.18% Black or African American 127 0.56% American Indian and Alaska Native 23 0.1% Asian 510 2.24% Asian indian 160 0.7% Chinese 196 0.86% Filipino 33 0.14% Japanese 4 0.02% Korean 66 0.29% Vietnamese 6 0.03% Other Asian 45 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 214 0.94% Two or more races 222 0.98%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 22764 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 842 3.7% Mexican 40 0.18% Puerto Rican 236 1.04% Cuban 65 0.29% Other Hispanic or Latino 501 2.2% Not Hispanic or Latino 21922 96.3% White alone 21097 92.68%       Relationship     Total Population 22764 100.00% In households 22738 99.89% Householder 7524 33.05% Spouse 5721 25.13% Child 8053 35.38% Own child under 18 years 5987 26.3% Other relatives 946 4.16% Under 18 years 231 1.01% Nonrelatives 494 2.17% Unmarried partner 144 0.63% In group quarters 26 0.11% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 26 0.11%       Households by Type     Total Households 7524 100.0 % Family households (families) 6478 86.1% With own children under 18 years 3228 42.9% Married-couple family 5721 76.04% With own children under 18 years 2940 39.07% Female householder, no husband present 574 7.63% With own children under 18 years 233 3.1% Non Family households 1046 13.9% Householder living alone 870 11.56% Householder 65 years and over 495 6.58%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3368 44.76% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2049 27.23%       Average Household size 3.02 Average family size 3.27       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 7602 100.00% Occupied housing units 7524 98.97% Vacant housing units 78 1.03% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 0.16% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 7524 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 7090 94.23% Renter-occupied housing units. 434 5.77%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.06 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.45

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