Alexander vs Elba

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

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

Elba has the higher population (464 vs 444 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median household income ($69,792 vs $67,321 in Elba). Alexander has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $135,900 in Elba).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Elba
Population	444	464
Median age	35.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$67,321
Median home value	$143,800	$135,900
Median gross rent	$963	$763
Housing units	176	220
Homeownership rate	73.6%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Elba
Population	524 → 444 (-15.3%)	649 → 464 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $69,792 (+36.2%)	$61,417 → $67,321 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $143,800 (+24.4%)	$117,600 → $135,900 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $963 (+32.1%)	$790 → $763 (-3.4%)

Alexander

Population

524444

Median household income

$51,250$69,792

Median home value

$115,600$143,800

Median gross rent

$729$963

Elba

Population

649464

Median household income

$61,417$67,321

Median home value

$117,600$135,900

Median gross rent

$790$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Elba
Under 5	1.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	9.7%
75 and over	5.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Elba
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Elba
No high school diploma	3.9%	8.2%
High school graduate	27.6%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Elba
Drove alone	72.2%	82.0%
Carpooled	16.9%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.3%
Other means	0.8%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Elba
1-unit, detached	64.2%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Elba
Poverty rate	12.0%	6.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1948	1938