What is the population of Merrifield CDP?

Merrifield CDP has 20,549 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #62 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Merrifield CDP?

Median household income in Merrifield CDP is $136,173 a year, 73.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Merrifield CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,308 a month and the median home value is $637,600, so rent absorbs about 20.3% of median household income.

Is Merrifield CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merrifield CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Merrifield, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Merrifield, Virginia (Merrifield, VA — Census place “Merrifield CDP”) is 20,549 residents, ranking #62 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $136,173, the median home is worth $637,600 and median gross rent runs $2,308 a month. Looking for the Merrifield Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Merrifield, VA: 22031.

Population: 20,549Merrifield CDP residents
Median household income: $136,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $637,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,308Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 36.2%Owner-occupied households

Merrifield ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Merrifield.

The Merrifield VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

22031

What the numbers mean in Merrifield CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Merrifield CDP median would spend about 20.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 36.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Merrifield CDP, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Merrifield CDP is a mid-size town in Virginia, with 20,549 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #62 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 34.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Merrifield CDP earn a median of $136,173 a year, 73.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 64% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 6.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Merrifield CDP is valued at $637,600, 110.2% above the national figure and 119% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,308 a month, 64.2% above the national figure, or roughly $27,696 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 36.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Merrifield CDP?: Merrifield CDP has 20,549 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #62 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Merrifield CDP?: Median household income in Merrifield CDP is $136,173 a year, 73.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Merrifield CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,308 a month and the median home value is $637,600, so rent absorbs about 20.3% of median household income.
Is Merrifield CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merrifield CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Merrifield CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.