Alexandria vs Dowelltown

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

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

Alexandria has the higher population (1,145 vs 382 in Dowelltown). Alexandria has the higher median household income ($48,542 vs $37,917 in Dowelltown). Alexandria has the higher median home value ($213,000 vs $155,100 in Dowelltown).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
Population	1,145	382
Median age	29.9 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,542	$37,917
Median home value	$213,000	$155,100
Median gross rent	$550	$716
Housing units	515	172
Homeownership rate	63.0%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
Population	1,002 → 1,145 (+14.3%)	323 → 382 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$40,375 → $48,542 (+20.2%)	$35,625 → $37,917 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$115,500 → $213,000 (+84.4%)	$113,200 → $155,100 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $550 (+25.3%)	$575 → $716 (+24.5%)

Alexandria

Population

1,0021,145

Median household income

$40,375$48,542

Median home value

$115,500$213,000

Median gross rent

$439$550

Dowelltown

Population

323382

Median household income

$35,625$37,917

Median home value

$113,200$155,100

Median gross rent

$575$716

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
Under 5	8.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	17.3%	26.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.4%
75 and over	6.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	92.1%
Black or African American	7.9%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
No high school diploma	16.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
Drove alone	74.5%	89.9%
Carpooled	16.4%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.7%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
1-unit, detached	68.7%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Dowelltown
Poverty rate	28.6%	38.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	39	44
Median year structure built	1972	1974