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Merrimac, Virginia.

A community in Montgomery County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Montgomery County’s.

Living in Merrimac, Montgomery County, Virginia

Merrimac, in Montgomery County, had 2,858 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $53,611 a year and half less, against $72,715 across Montgomery County; 13% of its people live below the poverty line. 27% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 73% are rented. Unemployment in Montgomery County was 4.1% in August 2026, and the county had 1.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then restaurants and hotels.

People 2,858 in the 2020 census
Household income $53,611 the median, give or take $9,466 · Montgomery County: $72,715
Unemployment 4.1% Montgomery County, August 2026; 4.4% a year before
Homes 27% lived in by their owners; 73% rented
  • 1,492households
  • 46%of adults have a degree
  • 13%below the poverty line
  • 13 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care31%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment20%
  • Professional and business services14%
  • Banks, insurance and property10%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Building trades8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Montgomery County had 43,874 jobs in 2025, 1.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 22°; warmest in July, 82° and 61° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 22° F M A M J J 82° 61° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 22°; warmest in July, 82° and 61° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 22° F M A M J J 82° 61° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 61°. About 25 inches of snow and 43 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Blacksburg Nwso weather station, under a mile away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Montgomery County

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityUniversity or college9,191
  2. Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college4,688
  3. Montgomery County Public SchoolsSchool district1,510FTE
  4. Carilion New River Valley MED CenterGeneral hospital949FTE
  5. Moog Inc. - Blacksburg CentralSwitches for electronic applications manufacturing668
  6. Lewisgale Hospital - MontgomeryGeneral hospital465FTE
  7. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters422
  8. Moog Inc. - Blacksburg NorthSolenoids for electronic applications manufacturing412

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 51 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 8,773 people in all across the county; Merrimac has none of its own. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  3. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Merrimac’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Montgomery County.