Language Spoken At Home in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,014 | 100% |
English only | 6,568 | 46.9% |
Language other than English | 7,446 | 53.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,607 | 18.6% |
Spanish | 2,111 | 15.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,150 | 8.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,771 | 12.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 170 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,114 | 22.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,190 | 8.5% |
Other languages | 450 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,999 | 100% |
American | 452 | 3.0% |
Arab | 521 | 3.5% |
Czech | 26 | 0.2% |
Danish | 44 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 122 | 0.8% |
English | 765 | 5.1% |
French (except Basque) | 148 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 6 | 0.0% |
German | 1,091 | 7.3% |
Greek | 20 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 50 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,028 | 6.9% |
Italian | 580 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 153 | 1.0% |
Polish | 308 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 179 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 201 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 357 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 127 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 51 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 34 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 34 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 34 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,033 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,486 | 57.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,748 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 2,737 | 45.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,393 | 23.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 237 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 85 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 512 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 270 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,547 | 42.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,828 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 308 | 5.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,793 | 29.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 871 | 14.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,999 | 100% |
Householder | 6,033 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 2,706 | 18.0% |
Child | 3,501 | 23.3% |
Other relatives | 1,036 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,723 | 11.5% |
Unmarried partner | 157 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,271 | 100% |
Never married | 2,218 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,067 | 48.9% |
Separated | 120 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 61 | 1.0% |
Divorced | 805 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,052 | 100% |
Never married | 1,891 | 31.2% |
Now married, except separated | 2,917 | 48.2% |
Separated | 113 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 289 | 4.8% |
Divorced | 842 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 273 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 26 | 9.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 234 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 106 | 45.3% |
Less than 1 year | 106 | 45.3% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 106 | 100% |
Who are female | 76 | 71.7% |
Who are married | 106 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,416 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 243 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 143 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,386 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 434 | 12.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,210 | 35.4% |
Educational Attainment in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,691 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 335 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 543 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,190 | 11.1% |
Some college, no degree | 1,397 | 13.1% |
Associate's degree | 354 | 3.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,427 | 32.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,445 | 32.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 64.3% |
Veteran Status in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,041 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 759 | 6.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,976 | 100% |
With a disability | 826 | 5.5% |
Under 18 years | 2,935 | 100% |
With a disability | 84 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 10,982 | 100% |
With a disability | 441 | 4.0% |
65 years and over | 1,059 | 100% |
With a disability | 301 | 28.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,748 | 100% |
Same house | 11,443 | 77.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,867 | 19.4% |
Same county | 1,897 | 12.9% |
Different county | 970 | 6.6% |
Same state | 536 | 3.6% |
Different state | 434 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 438 | 3.0% |
Place Of Birth in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,999 | 100% |
Native | 8,355 | 55.7% |
Born in United States | 8,161 | 54.4% |
State of residence | 3,427 | 22.8% |
Different state | 4,734 | 31.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 194 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 6,644 | 44.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,644 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,336 | 35.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,308 | 64.8% |
Year of Entry in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,838 | 100% |
Native | 194 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 194 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,644 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 91 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,553 | 98.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Merrifield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,644 | 100% |
Europe | 239 | 3.6% |
Asia | 4,261 | 64.1% |
Africa | 237 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 46 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 1,861 | 28.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |