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Alexandria, VA

154,706 Population
14.9 square miles 10,358.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.2

Economics

$68,020 ±$3,938 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $55,165 ±$520
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $43,756 ±$319
$101,162 ±$5,048 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $110,355 ±$1,335
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $80,963 ±$731

10.4% ±2.2% (15,885  ±3,307) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.7% 545,736 (±0.4% / ±21,628)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 854,145 (±0.3% / ±27,033)

25.8 minutes ±0.9 (1,469,445  ±113,459) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 31 68,657,800 (±0.2 / ±850,958)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 26.4 87,504,570 (±0.2 / ±856,570)

Families

72,024 ±2,137 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,384,977 ±6,531
  • Virginia: 3,331,461 ±10,153
2.1 ±0.1 (153,322  ±906) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,257,019 (±0 / ±5,243)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,407,497 (±0)

3% ±1.2% (1,325  ±516) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,316 (±0.3% / ±4,944)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 4.7% 96,332 (±0.3% / ±6,089)

Housing

80,350 ±428 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,525,717 ±2,391
  • Virginia: 3,652,329 ±452

$630,500 ±$34,729 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $497,800 ±$3,806
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $330,600 ±$2,799

17.8% ±2.4% (27,283  ±3,704.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14.1% 885,645 (±0.4% / ±27,027.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 13.7% 1,172,297 (±0.3% / ±28,939.9)

Social

94% ±4.4% (111,128  ±5,208.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.9% 4,013,938 (±0.7% / ±30,437.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.4% 5,430,700 (±0.6% / ±36,716.8)
65.4% ±3.5% (77,297  ±4,087.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53.4% 2,334,284 (±0.5% / ±22,241.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 41.8% 2,484,460 (±0.4% / ±23,052.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

23.7% ±2.6% (36,609  ±4,085) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 23% 1,461,587 (±0.3% / ±21,127)
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 12.4% 1,070,347 (±0.2% / ±18,913)

8.4% ±1.4% (10,444  ±1,701) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.4% 361,039 (±0.2% / ±9,341)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.7% 641,144 (±0.2% / ±11,570)
10,444 Total veterans ±1,701 8,619 Male ±1,512 1,825 Female ±797

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