Alexandria, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,403 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 426 (19 farm, 407 nonfarm))

Alexandria, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,338 (4,083 occupied: 2,086 owner occupied, 1,997 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	25%

Housing density: 488 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $455 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $565)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $428

Median gross rent in Alexandria, MN in 2007: $512

Housing units in Alexandria with a mortgage: 1,059 (179 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 607

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,866 (it was $82,500 in 2000)

Alexandria:	$146,866
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,962 - $204,935

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,619
Here: $179,619
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,331
Here: $159,331
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $231,536
Here: $231,536
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $150,969
Here: $150,969
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $125,567
Here: $125,567
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $17,555
Here: $17,555
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,357

In family households: 5,846 (1,445 male householders, 550 female householders)
1,512 spouses, 2,038 children (1,845 natural, 47 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 56 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,511 (797 male householders (570 living alone)), 1,250 female householders (1,086 living alone)), 464 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 472 (367 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,056 2-persons, 432 3-persons, 295 4-persons, 152 5-persons, 60 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,656 1-person, 329 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 8 6-persons.

1,141 married couples with children.
550 single-parent households (90 men, 460 women).

97.2% of residents of Alexandria speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 98 (1.1%)
(93.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 126 4 rooms: 281 5 rooms: 466 6 rooms: 389 7 rooms: 274 8 rooms: 207 9 or more rooms: 319

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Minnesota:
	1 room: 105 2 rooms: 312 3 rooms: 564 4 rooms: 581 5 rooms: 281 6 rooms: 83 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 21 9 or more rooms: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 286
1990 to 1994: 219
1980 to 1989: 714
1970 to 1979: 888
1960 to 1969: 531
1950 to 1959: 464
1940 to 1949: 373
1939 or earlier: 841

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 565 3 bedrooms: 883 4 bedrooms: 450 5 or more bedrooms: 95

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria:
	no bedroom: 113 1 bedroom: 918 2 bedrooms: 731 3 bedrooms: 172 4 bedrooms: 38 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 132 1 vehicle: 732 2 vehicles: 889 3 vehicles: 216 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 59

Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 454 1 vehicle: 1,006 2 vehicles: 449 3 vehicles: 77 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Alexandria, MN:

Less than $10,000: 35
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 42
$60,000 to $69,999: 39
$70,000 to $79,999: 45
$80,000 to $89,999: 47
$90,000 to $99,999: 81
$100,000 to $124,999: 259
$125,000 to $149,999: 387
$150,000 to $174,999: 346
$175,000 to $199,999: 204
$200,000 to $249,999: 255
$250,000 to $299,999: 105
$300,000 to $399,999: 85
$400,000 to $499,999: 25
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Alexandria rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Alexandria:

Less than $100: 24 people
$100 to $149: 38
$150 to $199: 69
$200 to $249: 92
$250 to $299: 191
$300 to $349: 146
$350 to $399: 179
$400 to $449: 219
$450 to $499: 232
$500 to $549: 223
$550 to $599: 224
$600 to $649: 117
$650 to $699: 48
$700 to $749: 42
$750 to $799: 30
$800 to $899: 70
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 20
No cash rent: 24

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 59

Alexandria, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.5%
Number of people working at home: 187 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 386
5 to 9 minutes: 1396
10 to 14 minutes: 1199
15 to 19 minutes: 394
20 to 24 minutes: 140
25 to 29 minutes: 82
30 to 34 minutes: 199
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 74
60 to 89 minutes: 148
90 or more minutes: 50

Alexandria mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,338 (78%)
Carpooled: 474 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (1%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 21 (0%)
Walked: 205 (5%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 187 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 598
$10,000 to $14,999: 460
$15,000 to $19,999: 523
$20,000 to $24,999: 343
$25,000 to $29,999: 380
$30,000 to $34,999: 217
$35,000 to $39,999: 225
$40,000 to $44,999: 240
$45,000 to $49,999: 180
$50,000 to $59,999: 388
$60,000 to $74,999: 255
$75,000 to $99,999: 122
$100,000 to $124,999: 55
$125,000 to $149,999: 40
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

German: 2703

Norwegian: 1943

Swedish: 631

United States or American: 380

Irish: 289

Other groups: 213

English: 165

Finnish: 137

French (except Basque): 128

Dutch: 124

Danish: 119

Czech: 112

Scandinavian: 80

Polish: 60

Russian: 57

Scotch-Irish: 54

Italian: 53

Scottish: 39

French Canadian: 28

Czechoslovakian: 22

Serbian: 21

Croatian: 17

Subsaharan African:: 11

Ethiopian: 11

Austrian: 10

Canadian: 10

Ukrainian: 10

Hungarian: 9

Icelander: 8

Swiss: 6

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

Canada (39%)
Mexico (15%)
Ireland (11%)
Ethiopia (11%)
Other Northern Europe (10%)
Philippines (7%)
Other Western Europe (6%)

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

This state: 6864
Northeast: 82
Midwest: 1325
South: 139
West: 292

48% of Alexandria residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 226
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 98
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 668
Less than 1 year of college: 99
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 513
Associate degree: 309
Bachelor's degree: 295
Master's degree: 63
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 405
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,046
Less than 1 year of college: 327
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 443
Associate degree: 278
Bachelor's degree: 342
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,450
Black householders: $2,625
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,193
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $15,097

Alexandria household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Alexandria household income for Black householders

Alexandria household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Alexandria marital status for males

Alexandria marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,553
Hispanic or Latino householders: $293,903

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,993
One, attached: 213
Two: 247
3 or 4: 271
5 to 9: 144
10 to 19: 279
20 to 49: 604
50 or more: 336
Mobile homes: 251

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,428

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alexandria:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (45%) Other fuel (4%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90

Here:	12.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36

Here:	7.6%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	5.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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