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City of Manassas Park

Fast Facts:

  • Manassas Park was home to 16,611 people and had 5,726 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Manassas Park has added an average of 200 people and 100 housing units per year.
  • Thirty-four percent of households were renters and 50 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • Manassas Park exceeded the annual production target of 37 units, with 82 new units built in 2025. Cumulatively, Manassas Park has produced at least 82 units since 2025, exceeding its 1-year target of 37.
Sources: Census Population and Housing Unit Estimates, Decennial Census, American Community Survey (2020-24), 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.

Right of First Refusal

  • Not adopted: City of Manassas Park

Preservation Inventory - Subsidized

  • Not adopted: City of Manassas Park

Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized

  • Not adopted: City of Manassas Park

Rental Assistance Demonstration

  • Not adopted: City of Manassas Park

Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners

  • Not adopted: City of Manassas Park

Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing

  • Not adopted: City of Manassas Park

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

02004006008001,000UnitsCity of Manassas Park2019202020212022202320242025
Multifamily
Single-family

Affordability of Housing

Share of units affordable to households with low incomes

020406080100Percent City ofManassas Park5%
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Accessibility of Housing

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

020406080100Percent City ofManassas Park
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Housing Cost: Lowest

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

020406080100Share of annual target City ofManassas Park
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Housing Cost: Low

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

020406080100Share of annual target City ofManassas Park
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Housing Cost: Low-Middle

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

020406080100Share of annual target City ofManassas Park57%
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Building Permits for New Construction

Number of units permitted by type

01020304050UnitsCity of Manassas Park20212022202320242025
Multifamily
Single-family

Affordable Housing in Development

Number of units

020406080100Units20City of Manassas Park20212022202320242025
In the pipeline
Under construction

Affordable Housing Preservation

Number of units preserved as committed affordable by type

0200400600800UnitsCity of Manassas Park2022202320242025
Units with existing subsidies
Units previously unsubsidized

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, 2020-24

$0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$ City ofManassas ParkRace and ethnicity$130,700$115,000$124,900$117,300$128,900
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, 2020-24

020406080100Percent City ofManassas ParkRace and ethnicity77%61%63%66%69%
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, 2024

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

020406080100Percent City ofManassas ParkRace and ethnicity13%5%34%20%26%
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, 2024

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

00.20.40.60.81Ratio City ofManassas Park0.14

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

Rental Housing Cost Burden

Renter households paying more than 30% of their monthly income in rent, 2020-24

020406080100Percent City ofManassas ParkRace and ethnicity32%55%61%58%
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. Households paying more than 30 percent of their monthly income in housing costs are considered to be cost burdened.

Source: American Community Survey

Owner Housing Cost Burden

Owner households paying more than 30% of their monthly income in housing costs, 2020-24

020406080100Percent City ofManassas ParkRace and ethnicity39%46%37%40%17%
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. Households paying more than 30 percent of their monthly income in housing costs are considered to be cost burdened.

Source: American Community Survey

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, 2020-24

020406080100Percent City ofManassas Park50%

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, 2024

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

020406080100Percent City ofManassas Park23%49%
0-80% of area median
80-120% of area median income

Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Housing Official

  1. Calvin O’Dell

    Calvin O’Dell

    Director of Community Development