Alexandria city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Alexandria city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Alexandria city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (55th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (4th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	156,976	8,705,170	334,922,499	442nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$119,681	$93,170	$80,734	55th of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	39.0	38.9	2647th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	66.2%	42.2%	35.7%	4th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$735,100	$383,700	$332,700	43rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,089	$1,579	$1,413	35th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.9%	9.9%	12.5%	2883rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.3%	5.2%	2395th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10,507.1	220.5	n/a	10th of 3,222
Foreign Born	24.9%	13.1%	14.1%	63rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.5	n/a	n/a	52nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	42.1%	67.3%	65.2%	3203rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.4	27.3	26.4	761st of 3,221
Worked from Home	28.9%	18.3%	15.1%	24th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1886th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.3%	48.7%	46.9%	3109th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.6%	n/a	n/a	75th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	21.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	67.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	37.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	20.0%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	18.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	76,096	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	45.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.6%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	44.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	41.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$79,474	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.9%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	25.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.9%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	80,844	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	13.9%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	60.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.9%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	57.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,024	$2,790	n/a

Education in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	7.0%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	10.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	16.2%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.4%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	34.8%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	78.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	48.3%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	12.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Alexandria city, Virginia

Statistic	Alexandria city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	22.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	12.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	68.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	14.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	26.3%	14.3%	16.7%

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