Manassas is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 42,642 people and 27 constituent neighborhoods, Manassas is the 26th largest community in Virginia.
Manassas home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Manassas real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Manassas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Manassas is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Manassas, the average commute to work is 33.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Manassas is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.11% of adults in Manassas have a college degree.
The per capita income in Manassas in 2018 was $39,460, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,840 for a family of four. However, Manassas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Manassas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manassas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manassas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Manassas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manassas include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Manassas's cultural character, accounting for 27.44% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Manassas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.