What is the population of Merrimac CDP?

Merrimac CDP has 2,955 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #244 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Merrimac CDP?

Median household income in Merrimac CDP is $55,202 a year, 29.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,099 a month and the median home value is $73,400, so rent absorbs about 23.9% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 1.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merrimac CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Merrimac, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Merrimac, Virginia (Merrimac, VA — Census place “Merrimac CDP”) is 2,955 residents, ranking #244 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $55,202, the median home is worth $73,400 and median gross rent runs $1,099 a month. Looking for the Merrimac Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Merrimac, VA: 24060.

Population: 2,955Merrimac CDP residents
Median household income: $55,202Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $73,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,099Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 28%Owner-occupied households

Merrimac ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Merrimac.

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

24060

What the numbers mean in Merrimac CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Merrimac CDP median would spend about 23.9% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 28% of households own their home.

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

Merrimac CDP, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Merrimac CDP is a small town in Virginia, with 2,955 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #244 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 43.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Merrimac CDP earn a median of $55,202 a year, 29.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Merrimac CDP is valued at $73,400, 75.8% below the national figure and 75% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,099 a month, 21.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,188 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.9% 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 1.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 28% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Merrimac CDP?: Merrimac CDP has 2,955 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #244 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Merrimac CDP?: Median household income in Merrimac CDP is $55,202 a year, 29.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Merrimac CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,099 a month and the median home value is $73,400, so rent absorbs about 23.9% of median household income.
Is Merrimac CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merrimac CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Merrimac CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.