McNair vs Merrifield

A side-by-side comparison of McNair and Merrifield: population, income, housing, and more.

McNair and Merrifield are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McNair has the higher population (22,451 vs 20,549 in Merrifield). Merrifield has the higher median household income ($136,173 vs $123,327 in McNair). Merrifield has the higher median home value ($637,600 vs $566,900 in McNair).

Population, income & housing

	McNair	Merrifield
Population	22,451	20,549
Median age	31.4 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$123,327	$136,173
Median home value	$566,900	$637,600
Median gross rent	$2,253	$2,308
Housing units	9,497	9,833
Homeownership rate	23.0%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.1%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McNair	Merrifield
Population	21,485 → 22,451 (+4.5%)	18,291 → 20,549 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$104,761 → $123,327 (+17.7%)	$114,219 → $136,173 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$432,400 → $566,900 (+31.1%)	$494,700 → $637,600 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,888 → $2,253 (+19.3%)	$2,021 → $2,308 (+14.2%)

McNair

Population

21,48522,451

Median household income

$104,761$123,327

Median home value

$432,400$566,900

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,253

Merrifield

Population

18,29120,549

Median household income

$114,219$136,173

Median home value

$494,700$637,600

Median gross rent

$2,021$2,308

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McNair	Merrifield
Under 5	7.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	11.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	27.8%	27.8%
35 to 44	18.6%	19.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	5.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	2.5%	5.1%
75 and over	2.1%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McNair	Merrifield
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	39.9%
Black or African American	15.7%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	36.1%	32.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	2.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McNair	Merrifield
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	11.2%	7.8%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	40.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McNair	Merrifield
Drove alone	55.7%	47.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.6%
Public transit	6.1%	9.8%
Walked	1.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	26.1%	29.5%
Other means	2.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McNair	Merrifield
1-unit, detached	2.0%	10.8%
1-unit, attached	25.6%	25.2%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	24.8%	11.0%
20 or more units	41.2%	50.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McNair	Merrifield
Poverty rate	5.8%	6.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	2003	2001