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City of Manassas

Fast Facts:

  • The City of Manassas was home to 42,642 people and had 14,516 housing units in 2022. Since 2010, Manassas has added an average of 400 people and 100 housing units per year.
  • Twenty-six percent of households were renters and 51 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • Manassas did not meet the annual production target of 37 units, with 16 new units built in 2023. Cumulatively, Manassas has produced at least 78 units since 2021, short of its 3-year target of 111.
Sources: Census Population and Housing Unit Estimates, Decennial Census, American Community Survey (2018-22), and the HIT survey of local jurisdictions.
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Policy Status

Solving the region's affordable housing crisis requires a portfolio of policies to preserve existing affordable housing, produce more housing, and protect people from discrimination and displacement.

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Right of First Refusal

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Preservation Inventory - Subsidized

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Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized

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Rental Assistance Demonstration

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Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners

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Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing

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Housing Outcomes

Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.

Amount of Housing

Number of units built by type

02004006008001,000Units430City of Manassas202120222023
Multifamily
Single-family

Affordability of Housing

Share of units affordable to households with low incomes

020406080100Percent City ofManassas0%0%0%
2021
2022
2023

Accessibility of Housing

Share of affordable units in COG Activity Centers or near high-capacity transit

020406080100Percent City ofManassas

Housing Cost: Lowest
Percentage
# of Units

Units built affordable to households with incomes 0-29.9% of area median

020406080100Share of annual target City ofManassas0%0%0%
2021
2022
2023

Housing Cost: Low
Percentage
# of Units

Units built affordable to households with incomes 30-49.9% of area median

020406080100Share of annual target City ofManassas0%0%0%
2021
2022
2023

Housing Cost: Low-Middle
Percentage
# of Units

Units built affordable to households with incomes 50-79.9% of area median

020406080100Share of annual target City ofManassas0%0%0%
2021
2022
2023

Building Permits for New Construction

Number of units permitted by type

05001,0001,5002,000UnitsCity of Manassas202120222023
Multifamily
Single-family

Affordable Housing in Development

Number of units

05001,0001,5002,000Units000000City of Manassas202120222023
In the pipeline
Under construction

Affordable Housing Preservation

Number of units preserved as committed affordable by type

0200400600800Units00City of Manassas2023
Units with existing subsidies
Units previously unsubsidized

Note: Charles, Frederick, Rockville, City of Fairfax, Prince William, and Manassas do not track preservation.

Structural Racism

Discriminatory actions and racist public policies have produced inequitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Washington region, including lower incomes and wealth, lower homeownership rates, and higher rates of housing cost burden.

Income

Average household income by race and ethnicity, 2018-22

$0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$ City ofManassasRace and ethnicity$131,000$108,500$131,500$124,800$137,400
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black
Hispanic/Latinx
Indigenous, Other or Multiple Race
White

Note: Categories are not mutually exclusive. People identifying as Hispanic may also be represented in other bars except white.

Source: American Community Survey

Homeownership

Homeownership rate by race and ethnicity, 2018-22

020406080100Percent City ofManassasRace and ethnicity78%73%69%67%77%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black
Hispanic/Latinx
Indigenous, Other or Multiple Race
White

Note: Categories are not mutually exclusive. People identifying as Hispanic may also be represented in other bars except white.

Source: American Community Survey

Homebuying

Share of mortgage originations by race and ethnicity, 2022

For first-lien owner-occupied home purchases of 1-4 unit dwellings

020406080100Percent City ofManassasRace and ethnicity3%8%33%14%41%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black
Hispanic/Latinx
Indigenous or Multiple race
White

Note: Categories are mutually exclusive, borrowers identifying as Hispanic are not also represented in a race category. For mortgages with an applicant and a co-applicant, if they identify the same way they are captured in that category, otherwise if they have different identities they would be included in the Indigenous or Multiple race category.

Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Credit Denials

Ratio of denial rates for mortgages between white borrowers and borrowers of color, 2022

For first-lien owner-occupied home purchases of 1-4 unit dwellings

00.20.40.60.81Ratio City ofManassas0.516

Note: If White borrowers and borrowers of Color were denied mortgages at the same rate we would expect to see a ratio equal to 1. Values under 1 indicate that borrowers of Color have higher denial rates than White borrowers.

Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Housing Context

Understanding how household incomes relate to the supply of affordable rental and homeownership units will inform jurisdictions' efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of residents.

Housing Cost Burden

Renter households paying more than 30% of their monthly income in rent, 2018-22

020406080100Percent City ofManassas51%

Note: Households paying more than 30 percent of their monthly income in housing costs are considered to be cost burdened.

Source: American Community Survey

Affordable Homebuying

Share of mortgage originations to households with moderate incomes and below, 2022

For first-lien owner-occupied home purchases of 1-4 unit dwellings

020406080100Percent City ofManassas37%34%
0-80% of AMI
80-120% of AMI

Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Elected Officials

  1. Michelle Davis-Younger
  2. Pamela J. Sebesky

    Pamela J. Sebesky

    Vice Mayor

  3. Theresa Coates Ellis

    Theresa Coates Ellis

    Council Member

  4. Tom Osina
  5. Ralph J. Smith

    Ralph J. Smith

    Council Member

  6. Sonia Vásquez Luna

    Sonia Vásquez Luna

    Council Member

  7. Mark D. Wolfe

    Mark D. Wolfe

    Council Member

  8. Michael Carrera

    Michael Carrera

    Council Member

Equity Officer

  1. George Odom

    George Odom

    Chairman, Equity & Inclusion Task Force

Housing Official

  1. Nicole Kirven

    Nicole Kirven

    Director, Department of Social Services