Alexandria vs Elwood

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

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

Elwood has the higher population (8,320 vs 5,145 in Alexandria). Alexandria has the higher median household income ($60,616 vs $54,084 in Elwood). Elwood has the higher median home value ($92,800 vs $92,700 in Alexandria).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Elwood
Population	5,145	8,320
Median age	35.7 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,616	$54,084
Median home value	$92,700	$92,800
Median gross rent	$813	$838
Housing units	2,631	4,028
Homeownership rate	63.8%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Elwood
Population	4,988 → 5,145 (+3.1%)	8,441 → 8,320 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$55,330 → $60,616 (+9.6%)	$41,777 → $54,084 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $92,700 (+28.0%)	$68,800 → $92,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $813 (+4.2%)	$697 → $838 (+20.2%)

Alexandria

Population

4,9885,145

Median household income

$55,330$60,616

Median home value

$72,400$92,700

Median gross rent

$780$813

Elwood

Population

8,4418,320

Median household income

$41,777$54,084

Median home value

$68,800$92,800

Median gross rent

$697$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Elwood
Under 5	5.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	17.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	20.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.7%
75 and over	5.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Elwood
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	93.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Elwood
No high school diploma	7.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	52.9%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Elwood
Drove alone	85.0%	75.1%
Carpooled	12.5%	19.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	4.6%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Elwood
1-unit, detached	60.9%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Elwood
Poverty rate	12.3%	14.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1963	1952