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Manassas city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Manassas city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Manassas city is a small independent city of 42,674 with a young median age of 34.8 years, a labor force participation rate of 72.5%, and a low unemployment rate of 3.3%, signaling a tight, engaged workforce. About 33.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $53,594, and the median household income reaches $113,590. The city has grown 2.9% over five years, with 32.4% of residents foreign-born, a median home value of $434,700, and a median gross rent of $1,835 per month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,674

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$113,590

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.9% since 2018

Manassas city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,655 (43.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,540 (19.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,829 (13.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,153 (12.0%)
  • Asian Alone2,397 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,140 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15,008
  2. 2.Other Indo-European670
  3. 3.Vietnamese563
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island518
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)372

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

32.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,256

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$44,939

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,711
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,607
  3. 3.Construction (Group)3,104
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,927
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,850

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,388
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,911
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,538
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,149
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,601

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.11×)3,311
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.87×)2,004
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.59×)4,465
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.92×)1,223
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.87×)933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$434,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,835/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9993,391 (33.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,526 (24.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,058 (20.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999686 (6.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999461 (4.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999284 (2.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,594

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,254 (68.8%)
  • Carpooled2,938 (13.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,768 (12.5%)
  • Public Transit484 (2.2%)
  • Other298 (1.3%)
  • Walked187 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.