Alexandria, LA

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2023 Population

44,566

1.26% 1-year decline

2023 Median Household Income

$47,357

3.45% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$182,800

1.61% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Alexandria, LA had a population of 44.6k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $47,357. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Alexandria, LA declined from 45,133 to 44,566, a −1.26% decrease and its median household income declined from $49,049 to $47,357, a −3.45% decrease.

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None of the households in Alexandria, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Alexandria, LA are Central Louisiana Technical Community College (158088) (1,626 degrees awarded in 2022), Blue Cliff College-Alexandria (275 degrees), and Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria (469911) (150 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Alexandria, LA was $182,800, and the homeownership rate was 52.3%.

Most people in Alexandria, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Alexandria, LA was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Alexandria, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alexandria, LA was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Alexandria, LA residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Economy

The economy of Alexandria, LA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Alexandria, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,078 people), Accommodation & Food Services (2,581 people), and Retail Trade (2,263 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Alexandria, LA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alexandria, LA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,992 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,905 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,715 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alexandria, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Alexandria, LA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alexandria, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,078 people), Accommodation & Food Services (2,581 people), and Retail Trade (2,263 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alexandria, LA, though some of these residents may live in Alexandria, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,356

Median earning men ± $4,248

$32,484

Median earning women ± $4,493

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,945), Manufacturing ($69,960), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,505).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,800), Public Administration ($67,512), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,654).

Education

In 2022, universities in Alexandria, LA awarded 2,051 degrees. The student population of Alexandria, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 634 male students and 1,220 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alexandria, LA are White (1,056 and 51.6%), followed by Black or African American (699 and 34.2%), Unknown (139 and 6.79%), and Hispanic or Latino (56 and 2.74%).

The largest universities in Alexandria, LA by number of degrees awarded are Central Louisiana Technical Community College (158088) (1,626 and 79.3%), Blue Cliff College-Alexandria (275 and 13.4%), and Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria (469911) (150 and 7.31%).

The most popular majors in Alexandria, LA are Welding Technology (467 and 22.8%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (193 and 9.41%), and General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science (159 and 7.75%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,854 students enrolled in Alexandria, LA, 34.2% men and 65.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 889 records, of which 57% were women and 43% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Alexandria, LA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Alexandria, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Central Louisiana Technical Community College (158088)
1,626 degrees awarded
Blue Cliff College-Alexandria
275 degrees awarded
Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria (469911)
150 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central Louisiana Technical Community College (158088) with 1,626 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,007 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alexandria, LA, which is 0.965 times less than the 1,044 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,056 degrees mean that there were 1.51 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 699 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,335) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($763) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,220) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alexandria, LA was $182,800 in 2023, which is 0.603 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $179,900 to $182,800, a 1.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Alexandria, LA is 52.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Alexandria, LA have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alexandria, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$182,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,848

$8,850

Median Property Taxes

±$727

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, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Alexandria, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$47,357

Median Household Income

± $4,362

16.9k

Number of Households

± 1,099

In 2023, the median household income of the 16.9k households in Alexandria, LA declined from $47,357 from the previous year's value of $49,049.

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria, LA 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alexandria, LA is from Alexandria, LA.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (8.83%)
Other (5.22%)

In 2023, 76.6% of workers in Alexandria, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.83%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.22%).

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

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alexandria, LA have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.72% of the workforce in Alexandria, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alexandria, LA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alexandria, LA is Black, followed by White 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.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Alexandria, LA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rapides Parish, LA see 1138 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.5% increase from the previous year (1089 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1865 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 185 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,138 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rapides Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Rapides Parish, LA see an average of 1,138 patients per year. This represents a 4.5% increase from the previous year (1,089 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rapides Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alexandria, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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