Merrifield vs Woodlawn

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

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

Woodlawn has the higher population (21,828 vs 20,549 in Merrifield). Merrifield has the higher median household income ($136,173 vs $87,897 in Woodlawn). Merrifield has the higher median home value ($637,600 vs $309,200 in Woodlawn).

Population, income & housing

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
Population	20,549	21,828
Median age	34.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$136,173	$87,897
Median home value	$637,600	$309,200
Median gross rent	$2,308	$1,789
Housing units	9,833	8,077
Homeownership rate	36.2%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.0%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
Population	18,291 → 20,549 (+12.3%)	24,351 → 21,828 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$114,219 → $136,173 (+19.2%)	$75,622 → $87,897 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$494,700 → $637,600 (+28.9%)	$301,100 → $309,200 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,021 → $2,308 (+14.2%)	$1,632 → $1,789 (+9.6%)

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

Woodlawn

Population

24,35121,828

Median household income

$75,622$87,897

Median home value

$301,100$309,200

Median gross rent

$1,632$1,789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	27.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	19.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	5.1%	8.8%
75 and over	2.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	14.6%
Black or African American	8.0%	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	32.1%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	46.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
No high school diploma	5.5%	19.5%
High school graduate	7.8%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	10.7%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	40.4%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
Drove alone	47.1%	62.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	14.1%
Public transit	9.8%	9.8%
Walked	3.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.5%	11.0%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
1-unit, detached	10.8%	18.6%
1-unit, attached	25.2%	38.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	32.9%
20 or more units	50.9%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Merrifield	Woodlawn
Poverty rate	6.5%	7.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	2001	1975