Merrimac.
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Virginia·Montgomery County
2 tracts·3K people·— median·1,736/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
Merrimac has 2,733 residents across 1 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 43.7; the population is 75.7% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian, 4.5% Black, 3.3% Other and 3.0% Multiracial; the average household has 1.7 people; 45.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,101/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Merrimac is $53,611 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Merrimac, median rent is $1,101/month (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Merrimac are wildfire (75), landslide (75) and winter weather (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Merrimac, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).