Alexander vs Bauxite

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Bauxite: population, income, housing, and more.

Alexander and Bauxite are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alexander has the higher population (3,488 vs 762 in Bauxite). Bauxite has the higher median household income ($72,778 vs $69,022 in Alexander). Bauxite has the higher median home value ($196,300 vs $157,700 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Bauxite
Population	3,488	762
Median age	31.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,022	$72,778
Median home value	$157,700	$196,300
Median gross rent	$1,017	$913
Housing units	1,436	306
Homeownership rate	82.2%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Bauxite
Population	3,168 → 3,488 (+10.1%)	713 → 762 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$42,857 → $69,022 (+61.1%)	$43,421 → $72,778 (+67.6%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $157,700 (+137.5%)	$76,100 → $196,300 (+158.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,017 (+29.9%)	$870 → $913 (+4.9%)

Alexander

Population

3,1683,488

Median household income

$42,857$69,022

Median home value

$66,400$157,700

Median gross rent

$783$1,017

Bauxite

Population

713762

Median household income

$43,421$72,778

Median home value

$76,100$196,300

Median gross rent

$870$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Bauxite
Under 5	7.8%	11.2%
5 to 17	25.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	13.0%
25 to 34	18.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	5.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	10.4%
75 and over	2.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Bauxite
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	92.8%
Black or African American	24.9%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Bauxite
No high school diploma	25.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	29.3%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Bauxite
Drove alone	87.1%	88.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Bauxite
1-unit, detached	41.0%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Bauxite
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.3%
Average household size	2.91	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1999	1985