Alexandria vs West End-Cobb Town

A side-by-side comparison of Alexandria and West End-Cobb Town: population, income, housing, and more.

Alexandria and West End-Cobb Town are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West End-Cobb Town has the higher population (3,705 vs 3,420 in Alexandria). Alexandria has the higher median household income ($92,232 vs $55,603 in West End-Cobb Town). Alexandria has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $84,600 in West End-Cobb Town).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
Population	3,420	3,705
Median age	47.4 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,232	$55,603
Median home value	$173,900	$84,600
Median gross rent	$925	$725
Housing units	1,516	1,618
Homeownership rate	91.3%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
Population	4,068 → 3,420 (-15.9%)	3,274 → 3,705 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$72,229 → $92,232 (+27.7%)	$30,083 → $55,603 (+84.8%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $173,900 (+34.0%)	$66,400 → $84,600 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $925 (+0.7%)	$631 → $725 (+14.9%)

Alexandria

Population

4,0683,420

Median household income

$72,229$92,232

Median home value

$129,800$173,900

Median gross rent

$919$925

West End-Cobb Town

Population

3,2743,705

Median household income

$30,083$55,603

Median home value

$66,400$84,600

Median gross rent

$631$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
Under 5	3.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	18.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	6.6%
45 to 54	18.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.3%
75 and over	8.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	68.2%
Black or African American	9.2%	23.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.3%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
No high school diploma	5.3%	15.8%
High school graduate	30.3%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
Drove alone	75.4%	91.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	4.9%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	2.7%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
1-unit, detached	89.8%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	West End-Cobb Town
Poverty rate	5.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1988	1968