Merrimac is home to 2,733 people in Virginia. Owners hold 27% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 982 people. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 42%. The average commute runs 13 minutes. The median age is 43.7, about 5 years above the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,611, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
27% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Merrimac
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants50.8% → 26.6%(−24.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.4% → 45.9%(+32.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population1,645 → 2,733(+66%)US over the same years: +35%
Merrimac's population equals 2.8% of Montgomery County's. Its number of households without a car equals 14% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.9% of the county's.
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)20.6%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.4%(37)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.3%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 68 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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Over time
Merrimac, decade by decade
Merrimac population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,645
$41,543
$119,043
13.4%
20.8
2000
1,751
$39,096
$96,001
23.5%
14.3
2010
2,133
$36,530
$92,932
18.8%
29.0
2020
2,858
$71,548
–
36.6%
53.8
2024
2,733
$53,611
–
45.9%
51.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
