CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Alexandria

Indiana · 5,709 residents · 3.03 sq mi

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With 5,709 people, Alexandria is a city in Indiana. The typical home is worth $33,100. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 24% less than in Indiana as a whole. Households take in $21,958 at the median, 27% less than the US figure. Renters pay $335 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,709

−9%vs 2000

vs 6,260 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(424)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(432)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(434)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(426)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(404)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(888)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(720)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(588)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(517)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(501)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(275)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(100)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,958

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,359 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,278

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,578 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.8%

+7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,100

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$335

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(6,108)

Black0.5%(29)

Hispanic / Latino1%(62)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(5,654)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(17)

Asian0.4%(25)

Other0.3%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(45)

Spaniard0.4%(19)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Ancestry

English14.3%(736)

German12.1%(622)

American11.7%(605)

Irish10.3%(532)

Italian2.5%(130)

Dutch1%(51)

French0.4%(20)

Scottish0.4%(20)

British0.3%(17)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(15)

Slovene0.3%(15)

Swiss0.3%(15)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.3%(15)

Finnish0.3%(14)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Swedish0%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 19.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(649)

Married46.8%(912)

Widowed1.9%(38)

Divorced18%(350)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(471)

Married39%(888)

Widowed10.6%(241)

Divorced29.8%(679)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.8%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.6%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.0%

−12.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.7%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% 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)78.5%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.1%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 135 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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