Manassas city, Virginia

Manassas city has a population of 42,976 and has grown 3.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $449,900, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $113,590.

Home price
$449,900
Income
$113,590
Population
42,976
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$449,900county
Median gross rent$1,850county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198035.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant2.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,242county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,246county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,015county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,835county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$113,590county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.5%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.09%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13003234county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.0%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment7996county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible77.5%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians96county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population42,976county
Land area in square miles10county
People per square mile of land4366.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores17county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store8.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents14county
Median age34.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over10.6%county
Share of households that are one person21.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States32.4%county
Second languages50.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls86.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents84county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-16county
Households that moved in1,975county
Households that moved away2,219county
Average income of arriving households$64,162county
Average income of departing households$65,591county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year115county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing83 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 2county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use999 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.6%county
Homes heated by propane0.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband95.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk31.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk2.0county
Hail risk26.3county
Earthquake risk55.9county
Tornado risk28.5county
Tropical cyclone risk65.2county
Extreme heat risk58.2county
Winter weather risk41.5county
Strong wind risk47.9county
Wildfire risk0.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Manassas city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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