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Merrimac, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Merrimac is a Census CDP of 2,733 people across 1.72 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $53,611, 26.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Merrimac
What Merrimac is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,590
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery 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.
Merrimac
How many people live in Merrimac
- Population2,733
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18211 plus or minus 97
- Share under 187.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over968 plus or minus 215
- Share 65 and over35.4 percent
- Households1,492
- Family households456 plus or minus 129
- Share of households that are families30.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrimac
Income and work in Merrimac
- Median household income$53,611
- Per capita income$39,003
- Civilian labor force1,173
- Employed1,135
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 71
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over2,247
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrimac
Housing in Merrimac
- Housing units1,686
- Occupied units1,492
- Vacant units194 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied397 plus or minus 153
- Renter occupied1,095
- Ownership rate26.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,101 plus or minus $235
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units371 plus or minus 130
- Share single family22.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Units in buildings of two or more842 plus or minus 189
- Share in buildings of two or more49.9 percent
- Mobile homes473 plus or minus 183
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merrimac
How Merrimac gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute982 plus or minus 201
- Commuting under 15 minutes643 plus or minus 212
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.5 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more3.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Drove alone67.4 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport10.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montgomery County, not Merrimac
Montgomery County context, not Merrimac figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County2,016
- Covered employment, Montgomery County43,202
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$60,810
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County323
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Merrimac.
All Montgomery County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Merrimac questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Merrimac, Virginia?
2,733, in 1,492 households. Merrimac CDP covers 1.72 square miles of land, which is 1,590 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Merrimac in?
Montgomery 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 Merrimac?
$53,611. Median gross rent is $1,101 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 Merrimac figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery 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 Merrimac.
Is zoning published for Merrimac?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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