Merrimac, VA

Census Place

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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
34.4% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,135
13.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Merrimac, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.8% of the residents in Merrimac, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Merrimac, VA was $73,400, and the homeownership rate was 26.6%.

Most people in Merrimac, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Merrimac, VA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesVirginiaMontgomery County, VABlacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VANew River Valley Planning District Commission PUMA, VA

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Merrimac, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.07k ± 362
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    208 ± 232
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    154 ± 81
7.9%
Hispanic Population
216 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. Mexico
    63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    37 ± 33
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 29
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Merrimac, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (0.905%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Merrimac, VA is from Virginia.
0.472
2023 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.4%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

86% of the population of Merrimac, VA has health coverage, with 39.4% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 24.3% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.427% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 8.19% under 18 years, 29.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

14%
Uninsured
39.4%
Employer Coverage
11.3%
Medicaid
24.3%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
0.427%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Merrimac, VA declined by 17.4% from 16.9% to 14%.

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