2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Manassas, VA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Topeka, is 50% less than it is in Manassas and is 36% below the National Average.
- Manassas unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Topeka unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Manassas, VATopeka, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%23.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%9.2%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,460$29,755$37,638
 Household Income$101,934$50,870$69,021
 Family Median Income$112,287$68,331$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Manassas, VATopeka, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.3%11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%10.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.8%11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.0%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.6%2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Manassas, VATopeka, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%12.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.0%5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%21.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.8%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.6%14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Manassas    19 Reviews

Hi all: Looking for some insider info. I am from Boston. My husband was transferred down to Herndon, VA, and my son is going to George Mason University, so we are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Affordable living 40 minutes outside of  More

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I live in a subdivision outside the City of Manassas (the Sudley Subdivision) a couple of miles from the Manassas Battlefield National Park. I love the history of the  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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