Alexandria city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 135,337 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 24,727
Renter-occupied apartments: 37,162

% of renters here:	60%
State:	32%

Land area: 15 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 8917 people per square mile

(very high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 5.9%

Alexandria city:	5.9%
Virginia:	10.0%

Median age of residents in 2005: 36 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 42 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Alexandria city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Alexandria city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (53.7%)
Black (22.5%)
Hispanic (14.7%)
Other race (7.4%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
Asian Indian (1.3%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
Korean (1.0%)
Filipino (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Chinese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 61,974	(48.3%)
Females: 66,309	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $47,912
County population in 2003: 128,673
Jobs in 2003: 101,895

Total labor force in 2004: 81,527
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Alexandria city:	2.0 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $66,116
2005 median house value: $490,700
Median contract rent in 2005: $1,063
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,263
Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,136 ($56,054 in 2000)

This county	$65,136
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $451,763

Alexandria city	$451,763
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $861
Institutionalized population: 1,439
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Alexandria city in 2000: $1639

Alexandria city races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 386 buildings, average cost: $125,900
2001: 401 buildings, average cost: $154,400
2002: 380 buildings, average cost: $146,300
2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $143,300
2004: 171 buildings, average cost: $144,700
2005: 195 buildings, average cost: $189,600
2006: 137 buildings, average cost: $188,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,491 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,449 (0.7%)

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alexandria city is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

2005 air pollution in Alexandria city:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: District of Columbia, District of Columbia , Arlington County , Prince George's County, Maryland , Fairfax County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.1%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 10,296
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 54.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 32,600 (28% naturalized citizens)

Alexandria city:	25.4%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 12,153
1990 to 1994: 6,779
1985 to 1989: 5,220
1980 to 1984: 3,661
1975 to 1979: 1,595
1970 to 1974: 1,363
1970 to 1974: 620
1965 to 1969: 1,209

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 25.2%

Alexandria city marital status for males

Alexandria city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,533
One, attached: 13,571
Two: 754
3 or 4: 1,939
5 to 9: 6,461
10 to 19: 8,455
20 or more: 23,405
Mobile homes: 109
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Alexandria city with a mortgage: 13,834 (2,291 second mortgage, 1,569 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,002

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)
Public administration (14%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
Public administration (14%)
Health care (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Lawyers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Media and communication equipment workers (3%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

El Salvador (18%)
Ethiopia (8%)
Honduras (4%)
Ghana (4%)
Korea (4%)
Mexico (3%)
Other Northern Africa (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Alexandria city:

Irish (9%)
English (8%)
German (8%)
Italian (4%)
United States or American (3%)
Ethiopian (2%)
African (2%)

Alexandria city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 48,487 (63%)
Carpooled: 10,158 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4,928 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 66 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7,192 (9%)
Railroad: 93 (0%)
Taxi: 358 (0%)
Motorcycle: 90 (0%)
Bicycle: 413 (1%)
Walked: 2,289 (3%)
Other means: 424 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,692 (3%)

People in group quarters in Alexandria city, Virginia

948 people in nursing homes
412 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
251 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
62 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
62 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
61 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
42 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in religious group quarters
14 people in other group homes
13 people in homes for the mentally ill
9 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
8 people in halfway houses

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $84,827.

19.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	19.31%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,237 average AGI)
Alexandria city: 0.44%
Virginia average: 0.41%

9.32% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($26,382 average AGI)
9.56% relocated from other states ($26,229 average AGI)
Alexandria city: 9.56%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Fairfax County, VA	4.44% ($53,705 average AGI)
from Arlington County, VA	2.97% ($58,874)
from District of Columbia, DC	1.17% ($63,480)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.64% ($39,365)
from Prince William County, VA	0.60% ($48,466)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.46% ($51,427)
from Loudoun County, VA	0.17% ($69,123)

20.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	20.46%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.34% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,153 average AGI)
Alexandria city: 0.34%
Virginia average: 0.22%

11.63% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($32,424 average AGI)
8.49% relocated to other states ($28,424 average AGI)
Alexandria city: 8.49%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Fairfax County, VA	6.08% ($58,401 average AGI)
to Arlington County, VA	2.13% ($57,951)
to Prince William County, VA	1.69% ($45,138)
to District of Columbia, DC	1.11% ($64,987)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.90% ($44,957)
to Montgomery County, MD	0.57% ($63,176)
to Loudoun County, VA	0.41% ($77,056)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.1

Births per 1000 population in Alexandria city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Alexandria city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Alexandria city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,696 (18,039 aged, 1,657 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 126,375

In family households: 83,918 (19,124 male householders, 9,029 female householders)
20,974 spouses, 24,371 children (22,791 natural, 664 adopted, 916 stepchildren), 1,278 grandchildren, 2,147 brothers or sisters, 1,075 parents, 2,664 other relatives, 3,256 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 42,457 (15,463 male householders (11,522 living alone)), 18,352 female householders (15,358 living alone)), 8,642 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,908 (1,475 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,708 2-persons, 6,426 3-persons, 4,428 4-persons, 2,037 5-persons, 904 6-persons, 650 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,880 1-person, 5,882 2-persons, 737 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 21 6-persons.

12,987 married couples with children.
6,009 single-parent households (1,054 men, 4,955 women).

70.0% of residents of Alexandria city speak English at home.
14.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,104,864,000 ($32018 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,438,592,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $646,989,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $162,822,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,968,000
Federal grants: $242,999,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,358,698,000 ($1,684,955,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $684,388,000 ($451,945,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,427,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $71,203,000
Federal Government insurance: $209,998,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 13,010

Here:	96 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,162

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +10,545

Here:	+78 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -21,051

Here:	-156 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Alexandria city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,213
1995 to 1998: 3,311
1990 to 1994: 2,554
1980 to 1989: 7,651
1970 to 1979: 14,141
1960 to 1969: 11,988
1950 to 1959: 8,602
1940 to 1949: 8,125
1939 or earlier: 6,666

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria city, Virginia:

1 room: 212
2 rooms: 691
3 rooms: 1,762
4 rooms: 3,342
5 rooms: 4,146
6 rooms: 4,519
7 rooms: 3,886
8 rooms: 3,065
9 or more rooms: 3,104

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria city, Virginia:

1 room: 4,559
2 rooms: 5,748
3 rooms: 9,141
4 rooms: 8,559
5 rooms: 5,533
6 rooms: 2,086
7 rooms: 886
8 rooms: 395
9 or more rooms: 255

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria city:

no bedroom: 272
1 bedroom: 2,980
2 bedrooms: 7,897
3 bedrooms: 9,354
4 bedrooms: 3,406
5 or more bedrooms: 818

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria city:

no bedroom: 5,426
1 bedroom: 16,276
2 bedrooms: 11,396
3 bedrooms: 3,593
4 bedrooms: 409
5 or more bedrooms: 62

Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,137
1 vehicle: 11,539
2 vehicles: 9,422
3 vehicles: 2,178
4 vehicles: 315
5 or more vehicles: 136

Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 5,816
1 vehicle: 20,897
2 vehicles: 8,741
3 vehicles: 1,280
4 vehicles: 287
5 or more vehicles: 141

40% of Alexandria city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Virginia.

Alexandria city:	40.5%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 27840
Northeast: 21004
Midwest: 11976
South: 26329
West: 5979

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $199,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (62%)
Electricity (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Electricity (44%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,399

Here:	16.3%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 671

Here:	15.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,417

Here:	23.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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