Manassas, Georgia
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Manassas · Tattnall County, Georgia
Population 55 (est. 2026: ~300)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 67.27% annual growth projection

Manassas, Georgia

Tattnall County, Georgia · Population 59

Manassas sits deep in southeast Georgia's coastal plain, a small city in Tattnall County where the landscape is flat, the towns are few, and the distances between things are real. With a population hovering around 59 to 82 depending on the survey year, Manassas is one of those places that functions more as a community address than a commercial center. Reidsville, the county seat roughly five miles away, handles most of the county's services. Savannah, about 80 miles to the southeast, is the nearest metropolitan anchor. Life here runs on familiar rural Georgia rhythms — neighbors know each other, most people drive to work, and the land itself sets the terms.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 estimate puts Manassas at 82 residents, living in 32 occupied households. The median age is 50.0, noticeably older than both Georgia's statewide median and what one would expect in a growing area — this is a place where older, established residents make up the majority. The average household size is 2.56 people.

By race, 51 residents identify as White and 31 as Black. No Asian or Hispanic/Latino residents were recorded. Nine children under 18 live in the city — a thin slice of the population that reflects the older demographic profile.

Tattnall County as a whole holds 22,842 people, meaning Manassas accounts for a fraction of a percent of county population. This is genuinely small-town Georgia.

Economy & Employment

The household income picture in Manassas is surprisingly strong for a community this size. The median household income is $74,167 and per capita income is $36,357 — figures that compare favorably to Georgia's statewide median household income, which runs in the mid-$60,000s. Only 5 residents fall below the federal poverty line.

Of the 48 residents counted in the labor force, zero are recorded as unemployed — a striking figure that likely reflects both the small sample size and a stable, employed working-age population. The economy around Tattnall County is rooted in agriculture, manufacturing, and government employment, with workers typically commuting out to larger employment centers.

Housing

Manassas has 52 total housing units, of which 32 are occupied and 20 sit vacant — a vacancy rate of roughly 38 percent. That vacancy figure is high and is characteristic of rural south Georgia communities where population has declined over decades. Of the 32 occupied units, 23 are owner-occupied and 9 are renter-occupied, giving an ownership rate near 72 percent.

Median home value and median rent figures were not available in the dataset for a community this size.

Schools

Students in Manassas attend Tattnall County public schools. The county runs a full K–12 system across several campuses:

Given Manassas's location in the county, students likely feed into the North Tattnall or South Tattnall pipeline depending on attendance zone. There are no schools physically located within the city.

Education Attainment

Among the 73 Manassas residents aged 25 and older, 22 hold a high school diploma, 7 hold a bachelor's degree, and 3 hold a master's degree. No doctoral-level residents were recorded. The share of four-year degree holders is modest, consistent with rural southeast Georgia patterns.

Getting Around

Manassas is car country. Of 46 workers counted, 40 drove alone to work. Three carpooled. No residents used public transit, walked, or worked from home. There is no local transit infrastructure — a vehicle is a practical necessity.

The aggregate travel time for all workers was 1,550 minutes, which works out to a mean commute of roughly 34 minutes each way. That's a meaningful daily drive, pointing toward Reidsville, Vidalia, or further out as primary employment destinations.

Healthcare

Optim Medical Center – Tattnall serves as the county's hospital, located in the Reidsville area. Rating and emergency service details were not available in the current dataset. For a community of Manassas's size, Reidsville is the practical first stop for routine and emergency care. For complex cases, Savannah's hospital network — roughly 80 miles east — is the regional referral destination.

Provider lookup for Manassas-area clinicians: NPI Registry Search

Library

The Tattnall County Library is located 5.2 miles from Manassas and reachable by phone at (912) 557-6247. It serves as the county's primary public library resource for residents without access to a branch closer to home.

Natural Hazards

Tattnall County has accumulated a long and serious FEMA disaster declaration history. Since 2016, the county has been hit by or affected by:

That is 15 declarations across a decade — a pace of roughly 1.5 federal disasters per year. Southeast Georgia sits in a direct corridor for Atlantic and Gulf storms that track inland, and Tattnall County takes repeated hits. Anyone moving to the area should factor hurricane preparation, flood insurance, and storm readiness into basic planning. Hurricane Helene in late 2024 generated both an emergency declaration and a major disaster declaration within days of each other, underscoring how quickly conditions escalate.

Government & Municipal Code

Manassas operates as an incorporated city under Georgia law. The municipal code is published through Municode and available at library.municode.com/ga/manassas-city-georgia.

No local building code is currently on file for the city.

Weather

Current forecasts for the Manassas area are issued by the National Weather Service:

The nearest observation station is Reidsville, approximately 5.2 miles away.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)