ZIP 11566 · Merrick
Who lives in ZIP code 11566 (Merrick, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Merrick, NY · Nassau County
uszips 2026
People34,741
Median age42.4
Household income$177,079
Home value$723,623
Median rent$2,913/mo
Poverty2.8%
College degree+60.6%
Commute38 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,469 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,613
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
69.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $73,793.
Education (adults 25+)
37.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.7%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 5.4%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 63.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 96.0%
- Rent burden
- 37.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 56.1%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 8.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.