Merrimac, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,733

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.7

1.39% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.6%

6.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,611

2.88% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$73,400

Population & Diversity

Merrimac, VA is home to a population of 2.73k people, from which 86.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.5% of Merrimac, VA residents were born outside of the country (451 people).

In 2024, there were 9.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.07k people) in Merrimac, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 208 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 154 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.8%

2024 Citizenship

86.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.8% of Merrimac, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Merrimac, VA was 86.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Merrimac, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Merrimac, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.07k ± 362
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
208 ± 232
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
154 ± 81

7.9%

Hispanic Population

216 people

7.9% of the people in Merrimac, VA are hispanic (216 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Merrimac, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

16.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

451 people

17.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

526 people

As of 2024, 16.5% of Merrimac, VA residents (451 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Merrimac, VA was 17.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Merrimac, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
37 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 29
World War II
7 ± 18

Merrimac, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.64 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Merrimac, VA.

Economy

The economy of Merrimac, VA employs 1.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Merrimac, VA were Accommodation & Food Services (199 people), Educational Services (181 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (169 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($91,000), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($70,536), and Educational Services ($59,740).

Employment

Occupations

1.14k

2024 Value

± 228

−13.5%

1 Year decline

± 34.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Merrimac, VA declined at a rate of −13.5%, from 1.31k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Merrimac, VA, are Management Occupations (164 people), Sales & Related Occupations (121 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (102 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Merrimac, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.14k

2024 Value

± 228

−13.5%

1 Year decline

± 34.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Merrimac, VA declined at a rate of −13.5%, from 1.31k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Merrimac, VA, are Accommodation & Food Services (199 people), Educational Services (181 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (169 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Merrimac, VA, though some of these residents may live in Merrimac, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,375

Median earning men ± $14,539

$36,875

Median earning women ± $10,542

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($92,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,273), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,537).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,286), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,692), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,216).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Merrimac, VA was $73,400 in 2023, which is 0.221 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $111,900 to $73,400, a 34.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Merrimac, VA is 26.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Merrimac, VA have an average commute time of 12.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Merrimac, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$73,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$44,902

$397

Median Property Taxes

±$148

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Merrimac, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Merrimac, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,611

Median Household Income

± $9,466

1.49k

Number of Households

± 271

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.49k households in Merrimac, VA declined from $53,611 from the previous year's value of $55,202.

The following chart displays the households in Merrimac, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Merrimac, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.4%)
Worked At Home (11.4%)
Public Transit (10.7%)

In 2024, 67.4% of workers in Merrimac, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Merrimac, VA have a shorter commute time (12.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Merrimac, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Merrimac, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Merrimac, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Merrimac, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Merrimac, VA (326 out of 2.58k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Merrimac, VA is White, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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