COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cold Spring vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Cold Spring, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Cold Spring is 1709% larger than Alexandria. Cold Spring earns more, with a median household income $3,125 higher. Alexandria has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 5%).
COLD SPRINGALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population6,640367+1709% vs Alexandria
Population density1,3993,219−1,821
Population growth5.1%11.0%−5.8 pts
Median age52.037.2+14.8
Male44.9%48.1%−3.3 pts
Female55.1%51.9%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%91.9%+2.4 pts
Black2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%6.7%−5.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other1.6%1.4%+0.2 pts
Median household income$75,000$71,875+$3,125
Per capita income$53,092$31,316+$21,776
Poverty rate9.9%19.5%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.293+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%31.7%+10.9 pts
Graduate degree18.3%11.7%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%4.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation56.0%63.2%−7.2 pts
Median home value$253,600$155,000+$98,600
Median gross rent$1,191$855+$336
Owner-occupied89.1%75.9%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%31.0%+33.4 pts
Average commute21.625.9−4.4
Worked from home22.9%5.1%+17.8 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%3.5%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025