Alexandria vs Pendleton

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

Alexandria and Pendleton 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 5,115 in Pendleton). Pendleton has the higher median household income ($87,971 vs $60,616 in Alexandria). Pendleton has the higher median home value ($236,200 vs $92,700 in Alexandria).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Pendleton
Population	5,145	5,115
Median age	35.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,616	$87,971
Median home value	$92,700	$236,200
Median gross rent	$813	$1,154
Housing units	2,631	2,212
Homeownership rate	63.8%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Pendleton
Population	4,988 → 5,145 (+3.1%)	4,246 → 5,115 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$55,330 → $60,616 (+9.6%)	$66,497 → $87,971 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $92,700 (+28.0%)	$152,700 → $236,200 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $813 (+4.2%)	$862 → $1,154 (+33.9%)

Alexandria

Population

4,9885,145

Median household income

$55,330$60,616

Median home value

$72,400$92,700

Median gross rent

$780$813

Pendleton

Population

4,2465,115

Median household income

$66,497$87,971

Median home value

$152,700$236,200

Median gross rent

$862$1,154

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Pendleton
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	20.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	17.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	20.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.9%
75 and over	5.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Pendleton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	94.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Pendleton
No high school diploma	7.2%	7.2%
High school graduate	39.4%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Pendleton
Drove alone	85.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	18.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Pendleton
1-unit, detached	60.9%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Pendleton
Poverty rate	12.3%	5.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1963	1987