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Manassas Park City, VA

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

At a glance (2023)

Cost of living
110
10% above the U.S. average
Median home value
$381,200
national $303,400
Home prices, 5 years
+44.3%
over the 5 years to 2023
Monthly rent
$2,175
national $1,348
Homeownership
68%
national 65%
Unemployment
2.3%
national 3.6%
Household income
$100,668
national $78,538
Median age
35.3 yrs
national 38.7

Cost of living is the metro-area price level for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. The median home is valued at $381,200 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 44% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $2,175 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.3% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $100,668. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved.

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Manassas Park City, VA saw a net loss of 81 tax-filing households and a net loss of 293 individuals. Against a population of about 16,361, that is a net outflow of about 18 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $7.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 318 households, came from Prince William County; the largest outflow, about 336 households, went to Prince William County. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 396 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$7.2M
nominal dollars
Net households
-81
tax returns
Net people
-293
exemptions

-17.9 net people per 1,000 residents (population 16,361)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$61M
Moved out$68.3M
Net -$7.2M (nominal)
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Manassas Park City within Virginia

Manassas Park City is outlined, with arrows tracing its largest moves to and from other Virginia counties. Hover any county for its figures; click to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Where movers came from

  1. 1Prince William County, VA318$16.7M
  2. 2Fairfax County, VA217$15.1M
  3. 3Manassas City, VA130$7.1M
  4. 4Loudoun County, VA51$3.5M
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Where movers went

  1. 1Prince William County, VA336$17.3M
  2. 2Fairfax County, VA148$8.9M
  3. 3Manassas City, VA106$5.7M
  4. 4Loudoun County, VA52$4.1M
  5. 5Fauquier County, VA35$2M
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Churn by county · both directions at once

The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 20222023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort.

Prince William County, VA318336-18-$603K
Fairfax County, VA217148+69+$6.2M
Manassas City, VA130106+24+$1.4M
Loudoun County, VA5152-1-$563K
Fauquier County, VA35

Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed.

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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$98.6M (-899 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$6.1M+117
2013-$4.9M-13
2014-$12.7M-384
2015-$1.3M+115
2016-$6.8M+7
2017+$15.3M+583
2018-$6.5M-20
2019-$16.2M-271
2020-$13.4M-199
2021-$14.4M-145
2022-$24.6M-396
2023-$7.2M-293
Migration in context

How big is this move, relative to the county?

In the 20222023 filing year, about 293 more people left Manassas Park City, VA than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $7.2M in income (nominal) — in a county of 16,316 people.

Population
16,316
Census 2023 estimate
Net migration rate
-18.0
net people per 1,000 residents
A town of 10,000 would net about -180 people.
Net income per resident
−$442
nominal dollars
-$7.2M total across 16,316 residents.

The rate lets you compare Manassas Park City, VA with a countyof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people.

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Components of population change · 2023 (Census)

Where the county’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component.

Births
+13
Deaths
-39
Net domestic migration
-427
Net international migration
+133
Total change
-312

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers.

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Who lives here

The people of Manassas Park City, VA

American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers).

Median age
35.3
years
Median household income
$100,668
per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal)
28% above the U.S. median
College degree
25%
adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
Poverty rate
5.8%
residents below the poverty line
Average commute
39 min
mean travel time to work
Broadband at home
94%
households with any broadband
Race and ethnicity (share of residents)
White 27%Hispanic 46%Black 11%Asian 11%Other 5%

White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works.

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Housing · what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023)

Median home value
$381,200
owner-occupied homes
26% above the U.S. median
Median rent
$2,175
gross rent per month
61% above the U.S. median
Homeownership
68%
of occupied homes are owner-occupied
Home-price appreciation · FHFA index, 2023
Past year
-0.3%
price change, 2022 to 2023
Past 5 years
+44%
price change, 2018 to 2023

A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index.

New home construction · building permits, 2023
166new housing units authorized in 2023
Single-family 0%Multifamily 100%

Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works.

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Local economy & risk

Jobs and natural hazards

Unemployment rate
2.3%
BLS 2023 annual average
Labor force
10,064
9,836 employed
Disaster declarations
major federal, 2023

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works.

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Unemployment now
3.0%
April 2026 · ▲ 0.4 points vs April 2025
January 2024April 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this county, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works.

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How Manassas Park City, VA has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
20243,5062,314147D +20.05,967
20203,9921,979117D +33.16,088
20163,2041,733295D +28.15,232
20122,8791,69978D +25.34,656
20082,4631,63443D +20.04,140
20041,4981,80727R +9.33,332
20001,0481,46072R +16.02,580

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast.

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