Alexandria is home to 44,060 people in Louisiana. 27.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $183,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,113, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alexandria
What changed most since 1990
Population49,188 → 44,060(−10%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.4% → 25.3%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share49.0% → 55.2%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Alexandria's population equals 35% of Rapides Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 52% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 53% of the county's.
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)26%(599)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.8%(757)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29%(668)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(84)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,305 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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Over time
Alexandria, decade by decade
Alexandria population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
49,188
$44,512
$127,204
18.4%
65.0
2000
46,342
$47,540
$128,791
19.5%
65.6
2010
47,723
$51,311
$164,141
22.6%
66.7
2020
45,275
$50,718
$183,139
24.1%
70.8
2024
44,060
$47,113
$183,700
25.3%
70.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
