COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Merrick
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Merrick, New York
Freeport is 92% smaller than Merrick. Merrick earns more, with a median household income $136,897 higher.
FREEPORTMERRICKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,67221,744−92% vs Merrick
Population density1,3175,837−4,521
Population growth-4.2%-0.3%−4.0 pts
Median age37.642.0−4.4
Male49.5%49.6%−0.1 pts
Female50.5%50.4%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%9.8%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%83.1%+10.3 pts
Black0.4%1.7%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%8.3%−8.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other6.0%3.2%+2.8 pts
Median household income$48,843$185,740−$136,897
Per capita income$37,268$74,522−$37,254
Poverty rate27.3%2.3%+25.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.405+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%64.4%−40.8 pts
Graduate degree8.5%30.0%−21.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.9%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation63.7%67.1%−3.4 pts
Median home value$110,600$771,900−$661,300
Median gross rent$774$2,919−$2,145
Owner-occupied56.9%96.6%−39.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%0.4%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%33.5%−9.8 pts
Average commute22.138.5−16.4
Worked from home12.1%24.5%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Uninsured1.7%1.7%Even
Population, 1990 – 2024