With 40,938 people, Alexander City is a metro area. The median age is 45.6, about 7 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $158,500, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,356, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alexander City
What changed most since 1990
White share73.1% → 67.8%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age35.6 → 45.6(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.5% → 20.3%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 24 metro and micro areas based in Alabama
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)21.6%(575)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(754)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.5%(1,131)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(80)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,659 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
Alexander City, decade by decade
Alexander City 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
38,826
$52,850
$102,723
11.5%
49.5
2000
41,475
$56,007
$118,408
14.1%
50.1
2010
41,616
$53,089
$131,342
15.7%
56.1
2020
41,311
$58,372
$131,264
18.8%
58.5
2024
40,938
$59,356
$158,500
20.3%
60.3
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.
