
Virginia · Census place 48952
Manassas, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Manassas, Virginia (Manassas, VA — Census place “Manassas city”) is 42,674 residents, ranking #26 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $117,919, the median home is worth $434,700 and median gross rent runs $1,835 a month. Looking for the Manassas Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Manassas, VA: 20110.
- Population
- 42,674Manassas city residents
- Median household income
- $117,919Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $434,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,835Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.2%Owner-occupied households
Manassas ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Manassas.
The Manassas VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Manassas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Manassas city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 72.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Manassas city, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Manassas city is a small city in Virginia, with 42,674 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #26 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 34.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Manassas city earn a median of $117,919 a year, 50.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 42% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Manassas city is valued at $434,700, 43.3% above the national figure and 49% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,835 a month, 30.5% above the national figure, or roughly $22,020 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
- Danville city 42,239
- Burke CDP 43,336
- Linton Hall CDP 42,077
- Woodbridge CDP 43,443
- Annandale CDP 41,982
- Lake Ridge CDP 45,007
- Mechanicsville CDP 38,437
- Blacksburg town 45,288
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Manassas city?
- Manassas city has 42,674 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #26 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Manassas city?
- Median household income in Manassas city is $117,919 a year, 50.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Manassas city?
- Median gross rent is $1,835 a month and the median home value is $434,700, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
- Is Manassas city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Manassas city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Manassas city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.