Alexandria vs Lapel

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

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

Alexandria has the higher population (5,145 vs 2,568 in Lapel). Lapel has the higher median household income ($77,563 vs $60,616 in Alexandria). Lapel has the higher median home value ($201,900 vs $92,700 in Alexandria).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Lapel
Population	5,145	2,568
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,616	$77,563
Median home value	$92,700	$201,900
Median gross rent	$813	$1,229
Housing units	2,631	1,037
Homeownership rate	63.8%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Lapel
Population	4,988 → 5,145 (+3.1%)	2,358 → 2,568 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$55,330 → $60,616 (+9.6%)	$57,845 → $77,563 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $92,700 (+28.0%)	$116,200 → $201,900 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $813 (+4.2%)	$800 → $1,229 (+53.6%)

Alexandria

Population

4,9885,145

Median household income

$55,330$60,616

Median home value

$72,400$92,700

Median gross rent

$780$813

Lapel

Population

2,3582,568

Median household income

$57,845$77,563

Median home value

$116,200$201,900

Median gross rent

$800$1,229

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Lapel
Under 5	5.1%	11.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	17.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	20.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.1%
75 and over	5.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Lapel
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	90.4%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Lapel
No high school diploma	7.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	39.4%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Lapel
Drove alone	85.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	12.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	14.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Lapel
1-unit, detached	60.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Lapel
Poverty rate	12.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1963	1972