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Alexandria, VA

159,102 Population
14.9 square miles 10,652.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$83,398 ±$3,737 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,559 ±$522
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
$124,593 ±$4,360 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,244 ±$1,374
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831

5.9% ±1.5% (9,379  ±2,412) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 523,048 (±0.4% / ±23,764)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)

30.9 minutes ±1.7 (2,383,320  ±170,477) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.8 93,357,944 (±0.3 / ±1,118,366)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.3 106,021,490 (±0.2 / ±1,031,213)

Families

78,896 ±1,178 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,415,530 ±7,433
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
2 ±0 (157,484  ±58) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,333,457 (±0 / ±2,832)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268

7.1% ±2% (3,149  ±895) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 80,297 (±0.4% / ±5,800)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)

Housing

81,544 ±39 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,550,314 ±1,620
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965

$704,200 ±$48,695 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $604,800 ±$4,223
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411

20.6% ±3.1% (32,027  ±4,892.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 12.5% 798,264 (±0.5% / ±28,753.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)

Social

94.2% ±4.4% (114,421  ±5,354.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 4,058,848 (±0.8% / ±33,896)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
69.4% ±3.6% (84,323  ±4,353.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 55.5% 2,466,941 (±0.5% / ±23,939.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)

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

24.4% (38,745  ±4,324) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.7% 1,589,838 (±0.5% / ±29,196)
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581

7% ±1.3% (8,877  ±1,603) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 6.8% 338,418 (±0.2% / ±9,315)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
8,877 Total veterans ±1,603 6,694 Male ±1,276 2,183 Female ±761

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