Gratis vs West Alexandria

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

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

West Alexandria has the higher population (1,599 vs 876 in Gratis). Gratis has the higher median household income ($76,131 vs $58,480 in West Alexandria). West Alexandria has the higher median home value ($145,000 vs $141,800 in Gratis).

Population, income & housing

	Gratis	West Alexandria
Population	876	1,599
Median age	34.4 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,131	$58,480
Median home value	$141,800	$145,000
Median gross rent	$850	$695
Housing units	389	698
Homeownership rate	85.4%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratis	West Alexandria
Population	986 → 876 (-11.2%)	1,567 → 1,599 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$54,457 → $76,131 (+39.8%)	$45,781 → $58,480 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $141,800 (+53.0%)	$94,400 → $145,000 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $850 (-7.2%)	$782 → $695 (-11.1%)

Gratis

Population

986876

Median household income

$54,457$76,131

Median home value

$92,700$141,800

Median gross rent

$916$850

West Alexandria

Population

1,5671,599

Median household income

$45,781$58,480

Median home value

$94,400$145,000

Median gross rent

$782$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gratis	West Alexandria
Under 5	6.5%	9.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	22.9%	21.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	6.5%
55 to 64	8.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.6%
75 and over	7.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratis	West Alexandria
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratis	West Alexandria
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	46.5%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratis	West Alexandria
Drove alone	76.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	13.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratis	West Alexandria
1-unit, detached	97.7%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gratis	West Alexandria
Poverty rate	4.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1972	1953