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Alexandria, LA Metro Area

148,171 Population
1,967.9 square miles 75.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,998 ±$1,880 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$52,390 ±$5,890 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.2% ±3.3% (28,753  ±4,702) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.4 minutes ±1.1 (1,433,305  ±75,310) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

58,235 ±1,906 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (140,967  ±283) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±2.1% (2,083  ±668) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

68,078 ±120 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$166,700 ±$10,283 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.2% ±2.7% (19,332  ±3,983.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88% ±4.6% (88,373  ±4,711.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
21.1% ±2.4% (21,211  ±2,384.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% (5,757  ±1,364) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.5% ±1.2% (7,304  ±1,310) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,304 Total veterans ±1,310 6,161 Male ±1,211 1,143 Female ±511

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