Alexandria city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 156,788
Median household income: $113,638
Median home value: $696,800

Alexandria city is a county in Virginia with a population of 156,788. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $113,638 runs above the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alexandria city's population held roughly steady from 157,613 to 156,788, while its median household income rose 12.6% from $100,939 to $113,638.

50.2% of workers drive to work alone. 14.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 156,788
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $113,638
Median home value: $696,800
Median gross rent: $2,031
Housing units: 80,570
Homeownership rate: 42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

157,613156,788

Median household income

$100,939$113,638

Median home value

$572,900$696,800

Median gross rent

$1,747$2,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	157,613	$100,939	$572,900	$1,747
2020	158,309	$102,227	$572,700	$1,774
2021	158,185	$105,450	$579,100	$1,848
2022	157,594	$113,179	$655,700	$1,983
2023	156,788	$113,638	$696,800	$2,031

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,541	6.7%
5 to 17	18,171	11.6%
18 to 24	9,132	5.8%
25 to 34	31,412	20.0%
35 to 44	29,268	18.7%
45 to 54	21,084	13.4%
55 to 64	17,460	11.1%
65 to 74	12,085	7.7%
75 and over	7,635	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	77,751	49.6%
Black or African American	32,396	20.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	243	0.2%
Asian	9,780	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	43	0.0%
Some other race	723	0.5%
Two or more races	7,312	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,540	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's16.5%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree34.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,497	7.1%
High school graduate	12,650	10.6%
Some college or associate's	19,586	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	37,319	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	40,892	34.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone50.2%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit12.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,001	50.2%
Carpooled	6,390	6.6%
Public transit	12,370	12.7%
Walked	2,435	2.5%
Bicycle	740	0.8%
Worked from home	24,588	25.2%
Other means	2,004	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,049	15.1%
15 to 29 min	26,304	36.1%
30 to 44 min	20,889	28.6%
45 to 59 min	8,861	12.1%
60+ min	5,837	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 8.4% (13,037 of 155,067)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,192	45.4%
Nonfamily households	41,157	54.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75,349	93.5%
Vacant	5,221	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,674	42.0%
Renter-occupied	43,675	58.0%

1-unit, detached14.0%

1-unit, attached20.5%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units42.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,296	14.0%
1-unit, attached	16,512	20.5%
2 to 4 units	3,595	4.5%
5 to 19 units	14,923	18.5%
20 or more units	34,182	42.4%
Mobile home & other	62	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 51510
State: Virginia
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 38.8193, -77.0837