Alexandria, VA

Census Place

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2024 Population
156,976
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.7
0.533% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.94%
5.57% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$119,681
5.32% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$735,100
5.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
96,116
0.539% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Alexandria, VA 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.

87.3% of the residents in Alexandria, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Alexandria, VA are Global Health College (82 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2024, the median property value in Alexandria, VA was $735,100, and the homeownership rate was 42.1%.

Most people in Alexandria, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Alexandria, VA was 1 car per household.

About the photo: Dawn breaking over the Potomac River as seen from the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
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United StatesVirginiaAlexandria city, VAWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVAlexandria City PUMA, VADistrict of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DCSouthwest Prince George's County--Oxon Hill, Hillcrest Heights & Temple Hills PUMA, MDArlington County (South) PUMA, VAFairfax County (South Central)--Springfield (South), West Springfield & Franconia PUMA, VAFairfax County (East Central)--Annandale, West Falls Church & Bailey's Crossroads PUMA, VAFairfax County (Southeast)--Woodlawn, Rose Hill & Mount Vernon PUMA, VA

Population & Diversity

Alexandria, VA is home to a population of 157k people, from which 87.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 24.4% of Alexandria, VA residents were born outside of the country (38.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.1k people) in Alexandria, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.3%
2024 Citizenship
87.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.3% of Alexandria, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alexandria, VA was 87.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alexandria, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    77.1k ± 534
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    33k ± 659
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    13.9k ± 1.26k
18.3%
Hispanic Population
28.8k people

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.1k people) in Alexandria, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.3% of the people in Alexandria, VA are hispanic (28.8k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. Mexico
    63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

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Foreign-Born Population

24.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
38.3k people
24.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
37.8k people

As of 2024, 24.4% of Alexandria, VA residents (38.3k 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, VA was 24.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,274 ± 574
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,048 ± 355
  3. Vietnam
    1,451 ± 259

Alexandria, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Alexandria, VA employs 96.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alexandria, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (20,081 people), Public Administration (14,646 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,830 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($165,813), Public Administration ($132,365), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,688).

Employment

Occupations

96.1k
2024 Value
± 2,552
0.539%
1 Year growth
± 3.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alexandria, VA grew at a rate of 0.539%, from 95.6k employees to 96.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alexandria, VA, are Management Occupations (16,455 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (10,722 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (7,762 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alexandria, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

96.1k
2024 Value
± 2,552
0.539%
1 Year growth
± 3.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alexandria, VA grew at a rate of 0.539%, from 95.6k employees to 96.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alexandria, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (20,081 people), Public Administration (14,646 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,830 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alexandria, VA, though some of these residents may live in Alexandria, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$82,903
Median earning men ± $2,922
$76,567
Median earning women ± $2,995

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($139,158), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,338), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,127).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($124,587), Information ($112,155), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,681).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Alexandria, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (0.905%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2017, universities in Alexandria, VA awarded 82 degrees. The student population of Alexandria, VA in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 36 male students and 297 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alexandria, VA are Black or African American (63 and 76.8%), White (7 and 8.54%), Asian (6 and 7.32%), and Hispanic or Latino (3 and 3.66%).

The largest universities in Alexandria, VA by number of degrees awarded are Global Health College (82 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2016 in Alexandria, VA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 54.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2016 was 333 (10.8% men and 89.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2016 there were 333 students enrolled in Alexandria, VA, 10.8% men and 89.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 269 records, of which 90% were women and 10% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Registered Nursing
Most Common
66 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Alexandria, VA was Registered Nursing with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Alexandria, VA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Global Health College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
82 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Global Health College with 82 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2017, 12 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alexandria, VA, which is 0.171 times less than the 70 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 63 degrees mean that there were 9 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 7 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($15,430) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2017.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,277) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2017.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,110) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alexandria, VA was $735,100 in 2024, which is 2.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $696,800 to $735,100, a 5.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Alexandria, VA is 42.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alexandria, VA have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alexandria, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$735,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,247
$32,065
Median Property Taxes
±$1,079

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

42.1%
Homeownership
2024
63.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42.1% of the housing units in Alexandria, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$119,681
Median Household Income
± $2,819
76.1k
Number of Households
± 2,215

In 2024, the median household income of the 76.1k households in Alexandria, VA grew to $119,681 from the previous year's value of $113,638.

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria, VA 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alexandria, VA is from Virginia.
0.472
2023 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (48.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.9%)
  3. Public Transit (12.1%)

In 2024, 48.3% of workers in Alexandria, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.1%).

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.

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Commute Time

28.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alexandria, VA have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Alexandria, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alexandria, VA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alexandria, VA (12.3k out of 155k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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Health

91.2% of the population of Alexandria, VA has health coverage, with 57.4% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 8.78% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 2.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 24.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.78%
Uninsured
57.4%
Employer Coverage
10.1%
Medicaid
8.78%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
2.8%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alexandria, VA grew by 0.418% from 8.75% to 8.78%.

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