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Alexandria city, Virginia demographics

Population: 158,185

Median age: 37.1

Median household income: 105,450

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Alexandria city, Virginia.

Population

2021	158,185
2020	158,309
2019	157,613
2018	156,505
2017	154,710
2016	151,473
2015	149,315
2014	146,422
2013	143,684
2012	140,337
2011	136,968
2010	133,647
2009	142,131

Alexandria city, VA cities

Alexandria city - 158,185

Census data for Alexandria city, Virginia

Demographic and housing estimates in Alexandria city, Virginia

Total population
Total population	158,185
Male	76,596
Female	81,589

Population by age
Total population	158,185
Under 5 years	11,062
5 to 9 years	7,402
10 to 14 years	6,876
15 to 19 years	5,854
20 to 24 years	7,104
25 to 34 years	32,745
35 to 44 years	29,601
45 to 54 years	21,284
55 to 59 years	9,331
60 to 64 years	8,288
65 to 74 years	11,776
75 to 84 years	4,792
85 years and over	2,070
Median age (years)	37.1
Under 18 years	29,104
16 years and over	131,596
18 years and over	129,081
21 years and over	126,085
62 years and over	23,349
65 years and over	18,638

Population by race
Total population	158,185
One race	145,311
White	92,945
Black or African American	34,158
American Indian and Alaska Native	351
Asian	10,164
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	42
Some other race	7,651
Two or more races	12,874

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	109,244
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	51,820
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	57,424

Social characteristics in Alexandria city, Virginia

Households by type
Total households	74,224
Family households (families)	26,195
Married-couple family	5,025
Male householder, no wife present, family	17,073
Female householder, no husband present, family	13,505
Nonfamily households	25,931
Average household size	14,784
Average family size	2.11

Economic characteristics in Alexandria city, Virginia

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	74,224
Less than $10,000	2,566
$10,000 to $14,999	1,520
$15,000 to $24,999	2,838
$25,000 to $34,999	3,351
$35,000 to $49,999	4,598
$50,000 to $74,999	10,393
$75,000 to $99,999	9,915
$100,000 to $149,999	14,292
$150,000 to $199,999	9,116
$200,000 or more	15,635
Median household income (dollars)	105,450

Housing characteristics in Alexandria city, Virginia

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	80,040
Occupied housing units	74,224
Vacant housing units	5,816

Units in structure
Total housing units	80,040
1-unit, detached	11,174
1-unit, attached	16,880
2 units	977
3 or 4 units	2,396
5 to 9 units	6,335
10 to 19 units	9,423
20 or more units	32,842
Mobile home	8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5

Year structure built
Total housing units	80,040
Built 2014 or later	57
Built 2010 to 2013	5,992
Built 2000 to 2009	8,316
Built 1990 to 1999	8,501
Built 1980 to 1989	7,748
Built 1970 to 1979	12,833
Built 1960 to 1969	13,229
Built 1950 to 1959	8,328
Built 1940 to 1949	8,534
Built 1939 or earlier	6,502

Rooms
Total housing units	80,040
1 room	4,781
2 rooms	4,812
3 rooms	17,205
4 rooms	18,888
5 rooms	10,993
6 rooms	7,922
7 rooms	5,226
8 rooms	3,812
9 rooms or more	6,401
Median rooms	4.2

Bedrooms
Total housing units	80,040
No bedroom	5,554
1 bedroom	22,780
2 bedrooms	28,232
3 bedrooms	15,635
4 bedrooms	5,842
5 or more bedrooms	1,997

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	74,224
Owner-occupied	31,857
Renter-occupied	42,367
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.13
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.10

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	74,224
Moved in 2017 or later	11,019
Moved in 2015 to 2016	30,901
Moved in 2010 to 2014	12,134
Moved in 2000 to 2009	11,378
Moved in 1990 to 1999	4,732
Moved in 1989 and earlier	4,060

Value
Owner-occupied units	31,857
Less than $50,000	236
$50,000 to $99,999	153
$100,000 to $149,999	408
$150,000 to $199,999	1,226
$200,000 to $299,999	4,105
$300,000 to $499,999	7,256
$500,000 to $999,999	13,665
$1,000,000 or more	4,808
Median (dollars)	579,100

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	31,857
Housing units with a mortgage	24,335
Housing units without a mortgage	7,522

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	41,644
Less than $500	1,279
$500 to $999	1,194
$1,000 to $1,499	7,711
$1,500 to $1,999	15,297
$2,000 to $2,499	9,773
$2,500 to $2,999	2,993
$3,000 or more	3,397
Median (dollars)	1,848
No rent paid	723

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