CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Alexandria

Alabama · 3,692 residents · 11.1 sq mi

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With 3,692 people, Alexandria is a city in Alabama. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 19% more than in Alabama as a whole. The typical home is worth $82,400. The population has held roughly steady since 2009.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,692

+6%vs 2009

vs 3,499 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

35.1

−16%vs 2009

vs 42.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

11.1 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(243)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.5%(276)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(293)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.7%(283)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.9%(219)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.2%(526)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.4%(644)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.5%(534)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.6%(317)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.1%(224)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.2%(118)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.4%(15)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,761

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $40,603 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,313

−21%vs 2009

vs $23,060 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.8%

−8.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 18.9% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $107,100 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $729 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

86.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 85.4% in 2009

14.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(2,821)

Black19.1%(670)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(8)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.1%(3,253)

Black9.8%(360)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(24)

Asian0.6%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(17)

Filipino0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro4%(139)

Native Hawaiian0.3%(12)

Ancestry

American14.3%(497)

English11.2%(388)

Irish9.8%(340)

German5.5%(190)

Dutch1.7%(59)

Scottish1.7%(58)

Italian1.6%(56)

British0.8%(27)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(25)

French0.4%(13)

Russian0.4%(13)

Welsh0.3%(11)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(10)

Norwegian0.3%(10)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Chamorro population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

+3.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 12.9% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 80.8% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.0% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married17.8%(253)

Married69%(978)

Widowed4.4%(63)

Divorced8.7%(124)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(250)

Married67.5%(995)

Widowed5.8%(85)

Divorced9.8%(145)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.4%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 80.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.1%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(99)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 216 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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