Mini Project # 7

This week the project was to go to the US Census website and to record information about my hometown. I am from South Merrick, Long Island. I found this graph that shows infromation such as population figures, ethic composition, economic data, and housing data.


General Characteristics -

Total population: 35,606

Male: 17,246 (48.4%)
Female: 18,360 (51.6%)

One race: 35,224 (98.9%)

White: 33,692 (94.6%)
Black or African American: 263 (0.7%)
American Indian and Alaska Native: 34 (0.1%)
Asian: 91.6 (2.6%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 8 (0.0%)
Some other race: 311 (0.9%)
Two or more races: 382 (1.1%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,315 (3.7%)

Household population: 35,560 (99.9%)
Group quarters population: 46 (0.1%)
Average household size: 3.01(X)2.59
Average family size: 3.28(X)3.14
Total housing units: 11,935
Occupied housing units: 11,806 (98.9%)

Economic Characteristics -

In labor force (population 16 years and over): 18,218 (67.3%)
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and older): 35.2(X)25.5
Families below poverty level: 209 (2.1%)
Individuals below poverty level: 1,184 (3.3%)

Housing Characteristics -

Single-family owner-occupied homes: 10,646
Median value (dollars): 260,500(X)119,600
With a mortgage (dollars): 1,981(X)1,088
Not mortgaged (dollars): 817(X)295


(X) Not applicable.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3)

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