Alexandria vs Anderson

A side-by-side comparison of Alexandria and Anderson: population, income, housing, and more.

Alexandria and Anderson are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson has the higher population (54,930 vs 5,145 in Alexandria). Alexandria has the higher median household income ($60,616 vs $47,221 in Anderson). Anderson has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $92,700 in Alexandria).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Anderson
Population	5,145	54,930
Median age	35.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,616	$47,221
Median home value	$92,700	$104,300
Median gross rent	$813	$909
Housing units	2,631	27,465
Homeownership rate	63.8%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Anderson
Population	4,988 → 5,145 (+3.1%)	54,513 → 54,930 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$55,330 → $60,616 (+9.6%)	$37,038 → $47,221 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $92,700 (+28.0%)	$72,900 → $104,300 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $813 (+4.2%)	$757 → $909 (+20.1%)

Alexandria

Population

4,9885,145

Median household income

$55,330$60,616

Median home value

$72,400$92,700

Median gross rent

$780$813

Anderson

Population

54,51354,930

Median household income

$37,038$47,221

Median home value

$72,900$104,300

Median gross rent

$757$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Anderson
Under 5	5.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	17.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	20.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.1%
75 and over	5.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Anderson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	72.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Anderson
No high school diploma	7.2%	12.5%
High school graduate	39.4%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Anderson
Drove alone	85.0%	74.1%
Carpooled	12.5%	12.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	0.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.2%	8.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Anderson
1-unit, detached	60.9%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Anderson
Poverty rate	12.3%	20.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1963	1961