Merrifield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,488 at the 2020 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Apartments along Gallows Road in Merrifield in 2010
Merrifield is located in eastern Fairfax County at (38.873144, −77.242994). It is bounded by I-66 on the north, the Capital Beltway on the east, Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) on the south, and Nutley Street (Virginia State Highway 243) on the west. Neighboring communities are Oakton to the west, the town of Vienna to the north, Dunn Loring to the northeast, Idylwood and West Falls Church to the east, Annandale at the southeastern corner of Merrifield, Woodburn and Mantua to the south, and the city of Fairfax to the southwest. Downtown Washington, D.C., is to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.23%, is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Merrifield CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|5,340
|6,156
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,349
|47.81%
|40.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40.75%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|648
|849
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,334
|5.80%
|5.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.51%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|20
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|0.18%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|3,338
|5,351
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,386
|29.88%
|35.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.17%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|10
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.09%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|18
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96
|0.16%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|354
|456
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,181
|3.17%
|3.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.76%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|1,442
|2,298
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,093
|12.91%
|15.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.10%
|-
|Total
|11,170
|15,212
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,488
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Merrifield had a population of 20,488. The median age was 33.3 years. 17.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 9,072 households in Merrifield, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.2% were married-couple households, 25.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 8,779 || 42.8%
|-
| Black or African American || 1,354 || 6.6%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 97 || 0.5%
|-
| Asian || 6,405 || 31.3%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 14 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 1,470 || 7.2%
|-
| Two or more races || 2,369 || 11.6%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3,093 || 15.1%
|}
American Community Survey
According to the 2022 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the CDP was $134,022, and the median income for a family was $166,076. 4.1% of the population were military veterans, and 79.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. In the CDP 6.4% of the population was below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over, with 5.6% of the population without health insurance.
Economy
The Mosaic District is a mixed-use complex in the format of an ersatz downtown, with buildings lining urban-style streets.
See also
- Dunn Loring station