Manassas city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 37,569 (100% urban, 0% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,203
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,554

% of renters here:	30%
State:	32%

Land area: 10 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3782 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.6%), Retail trade (12.3%), Construction (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Manassas city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Manassas city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (66.3%)
Hispanic (15.1%)
Black (12.9%)
Other race (7.9%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)
Filipino (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	31.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 17,868	(50.9%)
Females: 17,267	(49.1%)

Total labor force in 2004: 20,508
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Manassas city:	2.9 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $70,197 ($60,409 in 2000)

This county	$70,197
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $276,097

Manassas city	$276,097
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $801
Institutionalized population: 747
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Manassas city in 2000: $1297

Manassas city races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 54 buildings, average cost: $65,400
2001: 155 buildings, average cost: $108,000
2002: 142 buildings, average cost: $104,700
2003: 132 buildings, average cost: $107,700
2004: 147 buildings, average cost: $106,900
2005: 154 buildings, average cost: $116,100
2006: 137 buildings, average cost: $113,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,680 (1.1%)

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Manassas city is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Neighboring counties: Manassas Park city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.5%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 1,916
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,973 (27% naturalized citizens)

Manassas city:	14.2%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,420
1990 to 1994: 1,223
1985 to 1989: 940
1980 to 1984: 578
1975 to 1979: 321
1970 to 1974: 142
1970 to 1974: 106
1965 to 1969: 243

Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 24.7%

Manassas city marital status for males

Manassas city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,197
One, attached: 4,029
Two: 62
3 or 4: 249
5 to 9: 746
10 to 19: 1,454
20 or more: 192
Mobile homes: 173
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Manassas city with a mortgage: 6,789 (858 second mortgage, 710 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 593

Manassas city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 6.6 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (36%)
El Salvador (19%)
Guatemala (5%)
Philippines (3%)
Honduras (3%)
Korea (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Manassas city:

German (11%)
Irish (11%)
English (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Italian (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Polish (2%)

Manassas city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,634 (75%)
Carpooled: 2,991 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 88 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 56 (0%)
Railroad: 347 (2%)
Taxi: 53 (0%)
Motorcycle: 24 (0%)
Bicycle: 21 (0%)
Walked: 308 (2%)
Other means: 192 (1%)
Worked at home: 431 (2%)

People in group quarters in Manassas city, Virginia

519 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
228 people in nursing homes
86 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
28 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $65,605.

16.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.31%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($344 average AGI)
Manassas city: 0.13%
Virginia average: 0.41%

12.91% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($30,993 average AGI)
3.27% relocated from other states ($7,044 average AGI)
Manassas city: 3.27%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Prince William County, VA	6.06% ($38,227 average AGI)
from Fairfax County, VA	3.14% ($43,866)
from Manassas Park city, VA	0.93% ($34,492)
from Loudoun County, VA	0.59% ($40,790)
from Arlington County, VA	0.44% ($35,213)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.35% ($38,479)
from Fauquier County, VA	0.31% ($33,465)

19.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	19.35%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
15.23% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($39,641 average AGI)
4.12% relocated to other states ($11,866 average AGI)
Manassas city: 4.12%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Prince William County, VA	7.48% ($49,106 average AGI)
to Fairfax County, VA	1.95% ($53,246)
to Manassas Park city, VA	1.05% ($36,053)
to Fauquier County, VA	1.00% ($62,174)
to Loudoun County, VA	0.73% ($53,286)
to Culpeper County, VA	0.54% ($53,351)
to Warren County, VA	0.33% ($54,854)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.0

Births per 1000 population in Manassas city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Manassas city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Manassas city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,482 (5,452 aged, 1,030 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,268

In family households: 29,864 (6,552 male householders, 1,980 female householders)
6,807 spouses, 11,498 children (10,694 natural, 331 adopted, 473 stepchildren), 393 grandchildren, 399 brothers or sisters, 245 parents, 912 other relatives, 1,078 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,404 (1,730 male householders (1,278 living alone)), 1,523 female householders (1,194 living alone)), 1,151 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 867 (758 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,645 2-persons, 2,031 3-persons, 2,039 4-persons, 988 5-persons, 454 6-persons, 375 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,472 1-person, 616 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

7,543 married couples with children.
1,895 single-parent households (462 men, 1,433 women).

81.5% of residents of Manassas city speak English at home.
13.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,063,788,000 ($28281 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $730,504,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $164,704,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,615,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,000
Federal grants: $51,954,000
Federal procurement contracts: $766,104,000 ($657,653,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,386,000 ($12,839,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $439,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $85,447,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,361,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,697

Here:	98 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,027

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,210

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,351

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Manassas city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 82
1995 to 1998: 706
1990 to 1994: 1,778
1980 to 1989: 4,648
1970 to 1979: 2,127
1960 to 1969: 1,453
1950 to 1959: 757
1940 to 1949: 222
1939 or earlier: 341

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Manassas city, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 217
4 rooms: 420
5 rooms: 894
6 rooms: 1,647
7 rooms: 1,361
8 rooms: 1,568
9 or more rooms: 2,070

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Manassas city, Virginia:

1 room: 93
2 rooms: 293
3 rooms: 586
4 rooms: 826
5 rooms: 730
6 rooms: 601
7 rooms: 179
8 rooms: 134
9 or more rooms: 112

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Manassas city:

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 98
2 bedrooms: 1,110
3 bedrooms: 3,709
4 bedrooms: 2,804
5 or more bedrooms: 464

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Manassas city:

no bedroom: 122
1 bedroom: 907
2 bedrooms: 1,303
3 bedrooms: 1,003
4 bedrooms: 202
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Manassas city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 186
1 vehicle: 1,715
2 vehicles: 4,111
3 vehicles: 1,664
4 vehicles: 379
5 or more vehicles: 148

Cars and other vehicles available in Manassas city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 361
1 vehicle: 1,632
2 vehicles: 1,246
3 vehicles: 246
4 vehicles: 59
5 or more vehicles: 10

51% of Manassas city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Virginia.

Manassas city:	50.6%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14119
Northeast: 4658
Midwest: 2413
South: 6448
West: 1772

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $114,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (48%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (66%)
Utility gas (32%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 669

Here:	14.1%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 164

Here:	7.6%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 303

Here:	20.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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