COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ball vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Ball, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Ball is 934% larger than Alexandria. Ball earns more, with a median household income $8,199 higher. Alexandria has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -1%).
BALLALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population3,793367+934% vs Alexandria
Population density4773,219−2,742
Population growth-1.0%11.0%−12.0 pts
Median age29.737.2−7.5
Male45.8%48.1%−2.3 pts
Female54.2%51.9%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%91.9%−6.1 pts
Black5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%6.7%−1.5 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other3.7%1.4%+2.3 pts
Median household income$80,074$71,875+$8,199
Per capita income$34,310$31,316+$2,994
Poverty rate10.9%19.5%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.293+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%31.7%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree10.5%11.7%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.2%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation67.3%63.2%+4.1 pts
Median home value$175,800$155,000+$20,800
Median gross rent$1,337$855+$482
Owner-occupied84.9%75.9%+9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%0.0%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households24.6%31.0%−6.3 pts
Average commute20.225.9−5.8
Worked from home5.2%5.1%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured2.1%3.5%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025