How many people live in subsidized housing in Manassas Park city, VA?
Data updated August 21, 2024
About 280 people in 2023, or about 1.5 people per unit. Subsidized housing options vary by location, ranging from high-rise or garden-style apartments to single-family dwellings, duplexes, and more. On average, residents in 2023 had lived in their units for six years and ten months.
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In 2023
284
people lived in subsidized housing in Manassas Park city, VA
In 2023
1.7%
of the Manassas Park city, VA population lived in subsidized housing
Federally subsidized rental housing began with 1937’s US Housing Act, which created the United States Housing Authority and provided financial assistance to state and local governments for housing low-income people. Since then, the government has provided housing assistance to low-income renters through programs overseen by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
In Manassas Park city, 1.7% of people live in subsidized housing versus the Virginia average of 2.3%.
Share of population living in subsidized housing in 2023, by county
People who live in subsidized housing share one thing: incomes low enough to qualify for housing assistance. In 2023, HUD classified 99% of households in subsidized housing in Manassas Park city, VA as very low income and 88% as extremely low income. The average household in subsidized housing earned $18,997 in annual income. Across all subsidized housing, 65% of households earned less than $20,000.
39% of households with subsidies earned $10K–$15K in annual income.
Manassas Park city, VA, 2023
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Renters living in subsidized housing earn income from different sources. Wages, salaries, and business income are the main income source for 16% of households. Another 82% of households earn the majority of their income from other sources, a broad category that includes Social Security payments, insurance benefits, pensions, interest or dividends, and payments in lieu of salary like worker’s compensation, severance, unemployment, or disability. Finally, welfare — which according to HUD and the Census Bureau includes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, general assistance, or emergency assistance payments — is not the primary source of income for any households in Manassas Park city, VA.
Wages, salaries, and business income were the primary source of income for 16% of households in subsidized housing.
Manassas Park city, VA, 2023
Households living in subsidized housing contribute to their rent. In 2023, households living in subsidized housing in Manassas Park city, VA paid average monthly rent of $478, which translates to an average of $5,736 per year, or 30% of the average household’s annual income. HUD contributed $739 per household per month, on average.
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