Alexandria, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

10,562

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

1.04% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.73%

21.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$102,239

1.46% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$284,800

12.4% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Alexandria, KY is home to a population of 10.6k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.34% of Alexandria, KY residents were born outside of the country (353 people).

In 2024, there were 35.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.64k people) in Alexandria, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 273 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 265 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Alexandria, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alexandria, KY was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alexandria, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alexandria, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.64k ± 368
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
273 ± 191
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
265 ± 202

1.12%

Hispanic Population

118 people

1.12% of the people in Alexandria, KY are hispanic (118 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alexandria, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

3.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

353 people

3.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

383 people

As of 2024, 3.34% of Alexandria, KY residents (353 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alexandria, KY was 3.67%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Alexandria, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
124 ± 79
Gulf War (1990s)
108 ± 64
Gulf War (2001-)
91 ± 65

Alexandria, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Alexandria, KY.

Economy

The economy of Alexandria, KY employs 5.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alexandria, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (949 people), Retail Trade (623 people), and Educational Services (527 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($88,017), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,051), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,250).

Employment

Occupations

5.65k

2024 Value

± 554

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alexandria, KY grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 5.58k employees to 5.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alexandria, KY, are Management Occupations (897 people), Sales & Related Occupations (593 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (513 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alexandria, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.65k

2024 Value

± 554

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alexandria, KY grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 5.58k employees to 5.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alexandria, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (949 people), Retail Trade (623 people), and Educational Services (527 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alexandria, KY, though some of these residents may live in Alexandria, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,194

Median earning men ± $8,131

$52,750

Median earning women ± $6,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($81,528), Public Administration ($80,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,713), Manufacturing ($80,380), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,818).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alexandria, KY was $284,800 in 2024, which is 0.856 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $253,400 to $284,800, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Alexandria, KY is 91.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alexandria, KY have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alexandria, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$284,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,140

$3,423

Median Property Taxes

±$370

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alexandria, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alexandria, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.7%

Homeownership

2024

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.7% of the housing units in Alexandria, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alexandria, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$102,239

Median Household Income

± $13,744

3.73k

Number of Households

± 385

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.73k households in Alexandria, KY declined from $102,239 from the previous year's value of $103,750.

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alexandria, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)
Carpooled (7.22%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Alexandria, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alexandria, KY have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Alexandria, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alexandria, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alexandria, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alexandria, KY (805 out of 10.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alexandria, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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