Moving to Manassas, Virginia

Population: 35,135. Estimated population in July 2024: 37,569 (+6.9% change)
Males: 17,868 (50.9%), Females: 17,267 (49.1%)

Zip codes: 20109, 20110, 20111, 20112.

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $60,409
Median house value: $154,500

Population by Race

Races in Manassas:

  • 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)

Ancestries: German (14.2%), Irish (13.7%), English (11.4%), United States (7.6%), Italian (4.7%), Polish (2.6%).

Elevation: 310 feet

Land area: 9.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Manassas

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Manassas city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

14.2% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America, 2.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +7,037 (+25.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Manassas:

  • PRINCE WILLIAM HOSP (8700 SUDLEY RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Manassas:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Manassas:

  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 32 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 43 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Manassas:

  • MANASSAS REGIONAL/HARRY P. DAVIS FIELD (about 3 miles; MANASSAS, VA; Abbreviation: HEF)
  • WHITMAN STRIP (about 13 miles; MANASSAS, VA; Abbreviation: 0V5)
  • WARRENTON-FAUQUIER (about 20 miles; WARRENTON, VA; Abbreviation: W66)

Amtrak station:
MANASSAS (9500 WEST ST.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Manassas:

  • STRAYER UNIVERSITY-MANASSAS CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 502; Location: 9990 BATTLEVIEW PKY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.strayer.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • POTOMAC ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 35; Location: 8255 Shoppers Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.naccas.org)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Manassas:

  • GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; Full-time enrollment: 16,564)
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
  • MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,731)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 32 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)

Schools

Public high schools in Manassas:

  • STONEWALL JACKSON HIGH (Students: 2,870; Location: 8820 RIXLEW LN; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OSBOURN PARK HIGH (Students: 2,715; Location: 8909 EUCLID AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OSBOURN HIGH (Students: 1,991; Location: 9005 TUDOR LN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Manassas:

  • EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 568; Location: 8302 SPRUCE ST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • SETON SCHOOL (Students: 349; Location: 9314 MAPLE ST; Grades: 7 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Manassas:

  • GRACE E. METZ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,598; Location: 9700 FAIRVIEW AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HERBERT J SAUNDERS MIDDLE (Students: 1,229; Location: 13557 SPRIGGS RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PARKSIDE MIDDLE (Students: 1,123; Location: 8602 MATHIS AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LOUISE A. BENTON MIDDLE (Students: 1,114; Location: 7411 HOADLY RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • STONEWALL MIDDLE (Students: 984; Location: 10100 LOMOND DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GEORGE P. MULLEN ELEM. (Students: 890; Location: 8000 RODES DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SIGNAL HILL ELEM. (Students: 826; Location: 9553 BIRMINGHAM DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BENNETT ELEM. (Students: 799; Location: 8800 OLD DOMINION DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEM. (Students: 783; Location: 12505 KAHNS RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ASHLAND ELEM. (Students: 700; Location: 15300 BOWMANS FOLLY DR.; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Manassas:

  • ALL SAINTS SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 9294 STONEWALL ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • APPLE TREE PRESCHOOL (Students: 332; Location: 8485 PLANTATION LANE; Grades: PK – 3)
  • MANASSAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 8757 SIGNAL HILL RD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • LA PETITE ACADEMY (Students: 72; Location: 10023 DUMFRIES ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • WOODBINE BAPTIST CHURCH (Students: 67; Location: 12914 DUMFRIES ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • MOUNT CALVARY SUNBEAM CHRISTIA (Students: 58; Location: 9514 WESTMORELAND AVE; Grades: KG – 5)
  • FAIRMONT CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY (Students: 50; Location: 8225 BARRETT DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • TABERNACLE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 32; Location: 8275 BARRETT DRIVE; Grades: KG – 9)
  • WONDERS OF WISDOM (Students: 9; Location: 9906 LIBERIA AVE; Grades: KG – KG)