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Merrifield

Virginia · 20,698 residents · 2.70 sq mi
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Merrifield is home to 20,698 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 76% of adults have a four-year degree. 46% of locals were born outside the United States. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 9,528 people. Owners hold 39% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
76% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
20,698
+85%since 2000
from 11,170 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
7,669 / sq mi
+53%since 2009
from 5,023 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.6
+5%since 2000
from 32.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.70 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
7K11K15K18K22K19902000201020202024Merrifield
202421K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(967)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(1,274)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.3%(679)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.4%(919)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(1,281)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3426.6%(5,507)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4420.1%(4,153)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(2,330)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.6%(1,782)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 745.7%(1,177)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.1%(439)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(190)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$136,373
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $70,363 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$73,653
+124%since 2000
from $32,819 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
79.4%
+17.0 ptssince 2009
from 62.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.387
+2%since 2010
from 0.380 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Information4.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance3.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade3.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3%
US avg: 1.9%
Wholesale trade2.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$660,800
+95%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $185,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,368
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,057 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
39.1%
−11.4 ptssince 2000
from 50.5% in 2000
60.9% rent
Vacancy rate
4.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.19 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.44 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.5%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
−3%since 2009
from 5.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic47.8%(5,340)
Black5.8%(648)
Hispanic / Latino12.9%(1,442)
Asian29.9%(3,338)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic36%(7,459)
Black7.3%(1,508)
Hispanic / Latino14.2%(2,942)
Asian35.8%(7,415)
Other6.6%(1,374)
Diversity Score
89
+3%since 2009
from 86 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Peruvian3.1%(648)
Salvadoran2.7%(555)
Puerto Rican2.3%(469)
Mexican1%(213)
Colombian0.9%(179)
Honduran0.7%(148)
Cuban0.5%(103)
Nicaraguan0.5%(102)
Spaniard0.5%(95)
Bolivian0.2%(41)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.2%(39)
Venezuelan0.2%(35)
Chilean0.2%(32)
Panamanian0.1%(28)
Argentine0.1%(27)
Costa Rican0.1%(18)
Ecuadorian0.1%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian7.4%(1,540)
Korean7%(1,447)
Chinese4.8%(991)
Bangladeshi3.9%(810)
Vietnamese3.4%(707)
Filipino1.5%(302)
Pakistani1.4%(299)
Nepalese1.2%(249)
Taiwanese0.9%(192)
Kazakh0.5%(112)
Japanese0.4%(83)
Burmese0.3%(72)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0.3%(68)
Cambodian0.2%(42)
Thai0.1%(30)
Mongolian0.1%(22)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(21)
Ancestry
German9.4%(1,952)
Irish7.2%(1,489)
English5.5%(1,146)
Italian3.5%(727)
Arab2.9%(598)
French1.8%(378)
British1.8%(373)
Polish1.5%(302)
Ukrainian1.3%(279)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(248)
American1.2%(240)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(238)
Armenian1%(200)
Scottish0.9%(179)
Swedish0.8%(173)
Iranian0.8%(157)
Norwegian0.7%(152)
Egyptian0.7%(149)
Nigerian0.7%(147)
Turkish0.7%(136)
Lebanese0.6%(114)
Greek0.5%(99)
Dutch0.4%(92)
Portuguese0.4%(86)
Bulgarian0.4%(84)
Swiss0.4%(74)
Slovak0.3%(66)
Ghanaian0.3%(64)
West Indian0.3%(59)
Finnish0.2%(51)
Ethiopian0.2%(44)
Danish0.2%(39)
Macedonian0.2%(38)
Jamaican0.2%(38)
Hungarian0.2%(37)
Australian0.1%(23)
Brazilian0.1%(23)
Welsh0.1%(18)
Austrian0.1%(17)
Czech0.1%(14)
Lithuanian0.1%(11)
Serbian0%(10)
Slovene0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
76.2%
+18.7 ptssince 2000
from 57.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 90.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
43.3%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 27.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.1 min
+31%since 2000
from 21.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
44.7%
−21.8 ptssince 2009
from 66.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
7.9%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 18.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
34.6%
+31.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 4.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
80.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 81.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
84.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 81.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
72.3%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 61.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
47.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
45.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 43.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
5.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2012
from 5.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.4%
+5.5 ptssince 2017
from 91.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 99.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
75.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
46.0%
−5.4 ptssince 2016
from 51.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.2%
+3.4 ptssince 2016
from 8.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.5%(3,752)
Married54.4%(5,166)
Widowed1.1%(109)
Divorced5%(474)
Women 15+
Never married33.5%(2,774)
Married55.3%(4,580)
Widowed4.1%(337)
Divorced7.1%(586)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 76.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
9.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 7.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.3%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 4.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 0.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
18.5%
+7.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)47.3%(352)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.4%(323)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.8%(147)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 744 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Merrifield, Virginia?

Merrifield, Virginia has about 20,698 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Merrifield, Virginia?

The typical household in Merrifield, Virginia earns about $136,373 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Merrifield, Virginia expensive?

In Merrifield, Virginia, the median home is worth about $660,800, and the typical rent is about $2,368 a month.

How educated are people in Merrifield, Virginia?

About 76.2% of adults age 25 and over in Merrifield, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Merrifield, Virginia?

About 5.1% of people in Merrifield, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Merrifield, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Merrifield, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 12,299 residents, a change of about 146 percent over that period.

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