Editing Manassas, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 361
|1890= 530
|1900= 817
|1910= 1217
|1920= 1305
|1930= 1215
|1940= 1302
|1950= 1804
|1960= 3555
|1970= 9164
|1980= 15438
|1990= 27957
|2000= 35135
|2010= 37821
|2020= 42772
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Manassas city, Virginia – Racial and Ethnic Composition<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=1980 census of population.|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80148uns_bw.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P004HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE [73] - Manassas City, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=050XX00US24033_160XX00US5148952|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) -Manassas city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5148952&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Manassas city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5148952&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,583
|23,304
|17,994
|14,816
|{{Percentage|13583|15,438|2}}
|{{Percentage|23304|35135|2}}
|47.58%
|34.64%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,390
|4,430
|4,905
|4,914
|{{Percentage|1390|15,438|2}}
|{{Percentage|4430|35135|2}}
|12.97%
|11.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|22{{efn|Includes all people who gave "American Indian", "Eskimo", or "Aleut" as their race, regardless of Hispanic identity.}}
|103
|99
|65
|{{Percentage|22|15,438|2}}
|{{Percentage|103|35135|2}}
|0.26%
|0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|171{{efn|Includes all people who gave "Japanese", "Chinese", "Filipino", "Korean", "Asian Indian", or "Vietnamese" as their race, regardless of Hispanic identity.}}
|1,191
|1,861
|2,703
|{{Percentage|171|15,438|2}}
|{{Percentage|1191|35135|2}}
|4.92%
|6.32%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3{{efn|Includes all people who gave "Hawaiian", "Guamanian", or "Samoan" as their race, regardless of Hispanic identity.}}
|31
|41
|19
|{{Percentage||15,438|2}}
|{{Percentage|31|35135|2}}
|0.11%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|
|85
|125
|317
|
|{{Percentage|85|35135|2}}
|0.33%
|0.74%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|
|675
|920
|1,593
|
|{{Percentage|675|35135|2}}
|2.43%
|3.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|194
|5,316
|11,876
|18,345
|{{Percentage|194|15,438|2}}
|{{Percentage|5316|35135|2}}
|31.40%
|42.89%
|-
|Total
|'''15,438'''
|'''35,135'''
|'''37,821'''
|'''42,772'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]], the population of the City of Manassas was 42,772 which represented a 13.1% growth in population since the last census in 2010. The racial breakdown per the 2020 Census for the city is as follows:
* 51.1% White (34.6% Non-Hispanic White)
* 14.2% Black (11.5% non-Hispanic Black)
* 7.8% Asian
*3.2% Native American (Including Alaska, Hawaii and Pacific Islands) 
* 24% Other

42.9% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. This can be broken up ethnically as follows ([[2010 United States Census|2010]] numbers):
* 9.9% Mexican
* 1.1% Puerto Rican
* 0.2% Cuban
* 20.2% other Hispanic or Latino (Many from El Salvador and Guatemala)

The population density for the city is 3,782.1 people per square mile, and there are an estimated 13,103 housing units in the city with an average housing density of 1,310.3 per square mile.<ref name="American Community Survey ACS">American Community Survey (ACS)</ref> The greatest percentage of housing values of owner-occupied homes (34.8%) is $300,000 to $499,999, with a median owner-occupied housing value of $259,100. The city's highest period of growth was from 1980 to 1989, when 35% of the city's housing stock was constructed.<ref>City of Manassas, Department of Community Development</ref>

The ACS estimated median household income for the city in 2020 was $86,227.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Manassas city, Virginia; Stafford County, Virginia; Loudoun County, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia; Fairfax city, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/manassascityvirginia,staffordcountyvirginia,loudouncountyvirginia,fairfaxcountyvirginia,fairfaxcityvirginia,princewilliamcountyvirginia/HSG010219 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> 36% of the population has a college degree.<ref name="American Community Survey ACS" /> Almost as many people commute into the City of Manassas for work (13,316) as out (13,666), with the majority of out commuters traveling to Fairfax and Prince William counties for their jobs. Unemployment in the city as of February 2022 was 2.5%, which was below that of the United States at 3.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bureau of Labor Statistics Data |url=https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUCN516830000000003?amp%253bdata_tool=XGtable&output_view=data&include_graphs=true |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=data.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref> Of the 21,221 working age residents, 20,620 were employed. City residents are primarily employed in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, and Health Care and Social Assistance.<ref>Virginia Employment Commission, 1st Quarter, 2012</ref>

The ACS estimated mean travel time to work for the given population in 2021 was approximately 34.7 minutes. This travel time is about 25 percent higher than the figure for Virginia (28.2 minutes) and about 1.3 times the figure for the entire United States (26.8 minutes).

Regarding the means of transportation to work:
* 73% of individuals drive alone to work.
* 12% carpool with others.
* 4% use public transit.
* 2% walk to work.
* 8% work from home.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Manassas city, VA - Profile data - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US51683-manassas-city-va/ |access-date=2023-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918194811/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US51683-manassas-city-va/ |archive-date=September 18, 2023 }}</ref>