Alexandria

Population: 44,566
Median household income: $47,357
Median home value: $182,800

Located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Alexandria is a community with a population of 44,566. Its median household income of $47,357 runs below the Rapides Parish figure of $55,946.

From 2019 to 2023, Alexandria's population declined 5.2% from 47,012 to 44,566, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $148,900 to $182,800.

The median gross rent is $946. 24.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,566
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $47,357
Median home value: $182,800
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 20,805
Homeownership rate: 52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,01244,566

Median household income

$43,497$47,357

Median home value

$148,900$182,800

Median gross rent

$831$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,012	$43,497	$148,900	$831
2020	46,545	$41,845	$151,100	$833
2021	45,736	$43,760	$157,100	$868
2022	45,133	$49,049	$179,900	$928
2023	44,566	$47,357	$182,800	$946

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,773	6.2%
5 to 17	7,828	17.6%
18 to 24	3,886	8.7%
25 to 34	6,051	13.6%
35 to 44	5,804	13.0%
45 to 54	4,784	10.7%
55 to 64	6,052	13.6%
65 to 74	4,473	10.0%
75 and over	2,915	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,090	36.1%
Black or African American	24,877	55.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	119	0.3%
Asian	883	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	0.2%
Two or more races	1,089	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,438	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,719	15.7%
High school graduate	10,115	33.6%
Some college or associate's	7,955	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,234	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,056	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,775	76.6%
Carpooled	1,588	8.8%
Public transit	539	3.0%
Walked	160	0.9%
Bicycle	94	0.5%
Worked from home	850	4.7%
Other means	970	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,442	49.3%
15 to 29 min	6,362	37.1%
30 to 44 min	686	4.0%
45 to 59 min	511	3.0%
60+ min	1,125	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 26.4% (11,374 of 43,134)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,306	60.9%
Nonfamily households	6,608	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,914	81.3%
Vacant	3,891	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,850	52.3%
Renter-occupied	8,064	47.7%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,506	69.7%
1-unit, attached	377	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,839	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2,257	10.8%
20 or more units	1,007	4.8%
Mobile home & other	819	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2200975
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.7 sq mi
Center point: 31.2934, -92.4702