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Merrifield, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Merrifield is a Census CDP of 20,698 people across 2.70 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $136,373, 39.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Merrifield
What Merrifield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.7 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,670
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrifield
How many people live in Merrifield
- Population20,698
- Median age34.6
- Population under 183,609
- Share under 1817.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,806
- Share 65 and over8.7 percent
- Households9,435
- Family households5,154
- Share of households that are families54.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrifield
Income and work in Merrifield
- Median household income$136,373
- Per capita income$73,653
- Civilian labor force13,767
- Employed13,306
- Unemployed461 plus or minus 171
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over15,578
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher76.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrifield
Housing in Merrifield
- Housing units9,853
- Occupied units9,435
- Vacant units418 plus or minus 200
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied3,686
- Renter occupied5,749
- Ownership rate39.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$660,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,368
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent
- Single family units3,511
- Share single family35.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,342
- Share in buildings of two or more64.4 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrifield
How Merrifield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,637
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,634 plus or minus 376
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,857
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.7 percent
- Drove alone44.7 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport7.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home34.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax County, not Merrifield
Fairfax County context, not Merrifield figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Merrifield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Merrifield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Merrifield, Virginia?
20,698, in 9,435 households. Merrifield CDP covers 2.70 square miles of land, which is 7,670 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Merrifield in?
Fairfax County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Merrifield?
$136,373. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $660,800. Median gross rent is $2,368 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Merrifield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfax County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Merrifield.
Is zoning published for Merrifield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.