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Manassas city

Virginia · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
42,976
Median household income
$113,590
People below poverty
7.7%
Median home value
$449,900

Income

The median income of households in Manassas city, Virginia was $113,590. An estimated 3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.7
$35,000 to $49,999 6.4
$50,000 to $74,999 14.2
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 24
$150,000 to $199,999 13.5
$200,000 or more 20.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72187
Female 58679

An estimated 87.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,095. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.7
Social Security 19.8
Retirement income 19.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.1

In 2020-2024, 6.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 70.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024, 80.8% had health insurance coverage and 19.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.9% and public coverage was 27.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.3%.


In 2020-2024, Manassas city, Virginia had a total population of 42,976 - 21,093 (49.1%) females and 21,883 (50.9%) males. The median age was 34.8 years. An estimated 26.9% of the population was under 18 years, 35.6% was 19 to 44 years, 24.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1700 1664
5 to 9 1649 1754
10 to 14 1636 1248
15 to 19 1642 1364
20 to 24 1246 1309
25 to 29 1666 1660
30 to 34 1682 1446
35 to 39 1711 1438
40 to 44 1531 1623
45 to 49 1437 1318
50 to 54 1430 1223
55 to 59 1597 1145
60 to 64 1016 1301
65 to 69 620 1006
70 to 74 731 522
75 to 79 230 521
80 to 84 234 361
85 and over 125 190

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.4% were White; 12% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.6% were Asian; 5.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 24.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 43.9% of the people in Manassas city, Virginia were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 33.3% of the people in Manassas city, Virginia were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,203 households in Manassas city, Virginia. The average household size was 3.02 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.6% of the households in Manassas city, Virginia while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.8% of all households, while 13% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.9% of all households.

In Manassas city, Virginia, 38.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.5% of males and 50.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.2 31.2
Now married, except separated 53.5 50.8
Separated 1 2.6
Widowed 0.9 5.6
Divorced 7.4 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Manassas city, Virginia, 1,188 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67.6% of the people living in Manassas city, Virginia were U.S. natives. 40.1% of the Manassas city, Virginia population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 32.4% of Manassas city, Virginia residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Manassas city, Virginia come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Manassas city, Virginia.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 72.5
Asia 17.3
Europe 3.7
Africa 6.3
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024, 50 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 39.2% of people at least five years old; 23.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 39.2
Other Indo-European languages 4.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.2
Other languages 1.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.6 % of the people at least one year old living in Manassas city, Virginia were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.6
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 8.4
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 81 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Manassas city, Virginia was 10,778 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 415 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,158. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,205.

Educational Attainment of People in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.9
High school diploma or equivalency 27.8
Some college, no degree 14
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 20.1
Graduate or professional degree 12.6

Disability

In Manassas city, Virginia, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Manassas city, Virginia, 69.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,253 76.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,914 17.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,411 6.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Manassas city, Virginia worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 13.7
Manufacturing 5.5
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 8.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 20.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 8.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,388 41.6
Service occupations 3,911 17.3
Sales and office occupations 3,538 15.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,149 13.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,601 11.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.8% of Manassas city, Virginia workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.2
Walked 0.8
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 12.5

In 2020-2024, Manassas city, Virginia had a total of 14,505 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 24.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.9
Mobile homes 1.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Manassas city, Virginia was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 70.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Manassas city, Virginia had 14,203 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 302 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.5% while renters occupied 28.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.97.

3.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.4% and another 27.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Manassas city, Virginia:

House Heating Fuel Used in Manassas city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 44.4
Electricity 54.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Manassas city, Virginia was $449,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 79.1 % had a mortgage. 20.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,511 and for owners without a mortgage it was $807.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Manassas city, Virginia was $1,850. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.