Elliston vs Merrimac

A side-by-side comparison of Elliston and Merrimac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Merrimac has the higher population (2,955 vs 1,041 in Elliston). Elliston has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $73,400 in Merrimac). Since 2019, Merrimac's population has grown faster (+11.5% vs -1.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Elliston	Merrimac
Population	1,041	2,955
Median age	41.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,202
Median home value	$162,500	$73,400
Median gross rent	$913	$1,099
Housing units	503	1,715
Homeownership rate	50.9%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliston	Merrimac
Population	1,060 → 1,041 (-1.8%)	2,651 → 2,955 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$58,374 → $33,870 (-42.0%)	$43,846 → $55,202 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $162,500 (+24.9%)	$211,400 → $73,400 (-65.3%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $913 (+30.6%)	$662 → $1,099 (+66.0%)

Elliston

Population

1,0601,041

Median household income

$58,374$33,870

Median home value

$130,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$699$913

Merrimac

Population

2,6512,955

Median household income

$43,846$55,202

Median home value

$211,400$73,400

Median gross rent

$662$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliston	Merrimac
Under 5	9.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	7.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	4.2%	21.5%
35 to 44	17.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	17.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	16.2%	4.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	13.2%
75 and over	1.2%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliston	Merrimac
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	70.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	44.6%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliston	Merrimac
No high school diploma	1.5%	7.7%
High school graduate	47.3%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliston	Merrimac
Drove alone	95.5%	70.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	11.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliston	Merrimac
1-unit, detached	36.4%	15.0%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	23.2%
Mobile home & other	48.7%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Elliston	Merrimac
Poverty rate	42.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.32	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1985	1989