Merrifield vs Rose Hill

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

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

Rose Hill has the higher population (21,484 vs 20,549 in Merrifield). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($160,426 vs $136,173 in Merrifield). Rose Hill has the higher median home value ($657,900 vs $637,600 in Merrifield).

Population, income & housing

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
Population	20,549	21,484
Median age	34.4 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$136,173	$160,426
Median home value	$637,600	$657,900
Median gross rent	$2,308	$2,203
Housing units	9,833	7,312
Homeownership rate	36.2%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.0%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
Population	18,291 → 20,549 (+12.3%)	22,252 → 21,484 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$114,219 → $136,173 (+19.2%)	$124,058 → $160,426 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$494,700 → $637,600 (+28.9%)	$482,600 → $657,900 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,021 → $2,308 (+14.2%)	$1,800 → $2,203 (+22.4%)

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

Rose Hill

Population

22,25221,484

Median household income

$124,058$160,426

Median home value

$482,600$657,900

Median gross rent

$1,800$2,203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
Under 5	4.8%	10.5%
5 to 17	11.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	27.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	19.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.1%	9.1%
75 and over	2.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	50.0%
Black or African American	8.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	32.1%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.2%
High school graduate	7.8%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	10.7%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	40.4%	28.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
Drove alone	47.1%	57.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	8.0%
Public transit	9.8%	7.9%
Walked	3.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.8%
Worked from home	29.5%	24.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
1-unit, detached	10.8%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	25.2%	15.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	50.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merrifield	Rose Hill
Poverty rate	6.5%	2.0%
Average household size	2.18	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	2001	1967