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Alexandria, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $748,300 (it was $202,400 in 2000)
Alexandria:

$748,300
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $456,600 - $1,081,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,153,151
Here:

$1,153,151
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $902,237
Here:

$902,237
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $720,104
Here:

$720,104
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $430,465
Here:

$430,465
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $390,441
Here:

$390,441
State:

$382,551

Total population: 150,575 (Urban population: 128,283, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 80,342 (76,672 occupied: 30,502 owner occupied, 46,170 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

60%
State:

33%

Housing density: 5,293 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $545,239.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,864 (lower quartile is $1,533, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,729


Median gross rent in Alexandria, VA in 2022: $1,960

Housing units in Alexandria with a mortgage: 23,478 (1,972 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 1,504 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 363

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $197,861

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $116,272

Median monthly housing costs: $2,109

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Alexandria, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1970

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 155,525
  • Male householders: 37,627 (13,165 living alone), Female householders: 39,045 (20,231 living alone)
  • 26,501 spouses (25,966 opposite-sex spouses), 5,632 unmarried partners, (4,814 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 32,116 children (31,486 natural, 255 adopted, 375 stepchildren), 1,342 grandchildren, 1,507 brothers or sisters, 2,374 parents, 0 foster children, 3,432 other relatives, 4,325 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,624

Size of family households: 18,866 2-persons, 7,970 3-persons, 5,849 4-persons, 2,430 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33,396 1-person, 7,192 2-persons, 541 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 49 5-persons.

19,275 married couples with children.
7,026 single-parent households (1,426 men, 5,600 women).

69.4% of residents of Alexandria speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
9.1% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 36,828 (23.7%)
(57.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 275no bedroom
  • 3,2701 bedroom
  • 8,3332 bedrooms
  • 12,1113 bedrooms
  • 4,8634 bedrooms
  • 1,6505+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 5,365no bedroom
  • 17,3671 bedroom
  • 17,5762 bedrooms
  • 4,6853 bedrooms
  • 1,0714 bedrooms
  • 1065+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,142no vehicle
  • 14,1111 vehicle
  • 13,1762 vehicles
  • 1,7523 vehicles
  • 2694 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,263no vehicle
  • 27,5911 vehicle
  • 9,2042 vehicles
  • 2,1783 vehicles
  • 7384 vehicles
  • 1965+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 1561 room
  • 5142 rooms
  • 2,5993 rooms
  • 4,2634 rooms
  • 4,0275 rooms
  • 6,3386 rooms
  • 3,0257 rooms
  • 4,0718 rooms
  • 5,5099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 4,7981 room
  • 5,6832 rooms
  • 11,7383 rooms
  • 13,6394 rooms
  • 5,5785 rooms
  • 2,3276 rooms
  • 1,4217 rooms
  • 5708 rooms
  • 4169+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Alexandria, VA
  • Alexandria, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Alexandria, VA in 2022
  • 2,623Less than $10,000
  • 2,279$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,000$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,530$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,381$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,516$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,352$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,262$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,544$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7,377$125,000 to $149,999
  • 10,080$150,000 to $199,999
  • 17,728$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Alexandria, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Alexandria, VA in 2022
  • 187Less than $10,000
  • 38$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$25,000 to $29,999
  • 4$30,000 to $34,999
  • 9$35,000 to $39,999
  • 14$40,000 to $49,999
  • 18$70,000 to $79,999
  • 52$80,000 to $89,999
  • 141$100,000 to $124,999
  • 65$125,000 to $149,999
  • 237$150,000 to $174,999
  • 379$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,265$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,072$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,814$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,542$400,000 to $499,999
  • 7,997$500,000 to $749,999
  • 7,026$750,000 to $999,999
  • 5,965$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,826$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 1,078$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Alexandria, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Alexandria, VA in 2022
  • 153Less than $100
  • 79$100 to $149
  • 78$150 to $199
  • 274$200 to $249
  • 334$250 to $299
  • 165$300 to $349
  • 179$350 to $399
  • 103$400 to $449
  • 60$450 to $499
  • 15$500 to $549
  • 223$550 to $599
  • 93$600 to $649
  • 141$650 to $699
  • 72$700 to $749
  • 175$750 to $799
  • 352$800 to $899
  • 319$900 to $999
  • 1,342$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,887$1,250 to $1,499
  • 16,786$1,500 to $1,999
  • 10,794$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3,196$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,906$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,752$3,500 or more
  • 630No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.0%
Number of people working at home: 30,015 (30.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,374
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,629
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,862
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 8,624
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 11,861
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,483
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 11,381
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3,148
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,732
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 7,823
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 5,781
  • 90 or more minutes: 280
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Alexandria

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 56,552 (53.9%)
  • Carpooled: 8,333 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 3,367 (3.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,422 (1.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 130 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 181 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 2,483 (2.4%)
  • Bicycle: 394 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 2,045 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 30,015 (28.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.2%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 4.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 15,4092010 or later
  • 8,7532000 to 2009
  • 5,3961990 to 1999
  • 8,8811980 to 1989
  • 2,9581970 to 1979
  • 1,829Before 1970
Ancestries in Alexandria, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • Ethiopian: 6,456 (7.8%)
  • English: 4,485 (5.4%)
  • Irish: 4,374 (5.3%)
  • German: 3,008 (3.7%)
  • American: 2,408 (2.9%)
  • European: 2,251 (2.7%)
  • Afghan: 1,980 (2.4%)
  • Italian: 1,873 (2.3%)
  • African: 1,475 (1.8%)
  • Sudanese: 1,206 (1.5%)
  • Moroccan: 1,047 (1.3%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 1,020 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 1,012 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 864 (1.0%)
  • Ghanaian: 619 (0.8%)
  • Egyptian: 523 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 492 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 469 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 450 (0.5%)
  • British: 439 (0.5%)
  • Somali: 423 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 416 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 410 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 310 (0.4%)
  • Palestinian: 299 (0.4%)
  • Turkish: 282 (0.3%)
  • French: 279 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 276 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 259 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 252 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 236 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 216 (0.3%)
  • Albanian: 206 (0.3%)
  • Jordanian: 203 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 203 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 190 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 180 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 134 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 126 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 125 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 118 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 116 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 109 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 104 (0.1%)
  • Ugandan: 88 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 88 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 85 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 83 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 82 (0.10%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 77 (0.09%)
  • South African: 76 (0.09%)
  • Danish: 73 (0.09%)
  • Romanian: 71 (0.09%)
  • Belgian: 63 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 47 (0.06%)
  • Canadian: 46 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 44 (0.05%)
  • Austrian: 41 (0.05%)
  • Cape Verdean: 39 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 39 (0.05%)
  • Liberian: 37 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 36 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 36 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 30 (0.04%)
  • Czech: 28 (0.03%)
  • Zimbabwean: 27 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 27 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 23 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 23 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 21 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 20 (0.02%)
  • Icelander: 20 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 20 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 19 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 18 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 18 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 17 (0.02%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 17 (0.02%)
  • Bahamian: 10 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 5 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 5 (0.01%)

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

Ethiopia
Alexandria:

14.5% (5,661)
Virginia:

2.9% (32,082)

El Salvador
Alexandria:

10.7% (4,174)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Honduras
Alexandria:

6.3% (2,462)
Virginia:

3.0% (32,892)

Afghanistan
Alexandria:

6.1% (2,372)
Virginia:

1.8% (19,426)

Guatemala
Alexandria:

2.9% (1,146)
Virginia:

3.3% (35,938)

Sudan
Alexandria:

2.8% (1,106)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,442)

Philippines
Alexandria:

2.8% (1,082)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Bolivia
Alexandria:

2.7% (1,051)
Virginia:

2.4% (25,722)

Sierra Leone
Alexandria:

2.4% (946)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,458)

Mexico
Alexandria:

2.3% (914)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Ghana
Alexandria:

2.3% (902)
Virginia:

1.6% (17,346)

Morocco
Alexandria:

2.2% (860)
Virginia:

0.7% (7,733)

Korea
Alexandria:

1.8% (689)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

India
Alexandria:

1.7% (684)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Alexandria:

1.6% (632)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Panama
Alexandria:

1.5% (594)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,196)

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

  • This state: 37,530
  • Other state: 78,293
  • Northeast: 24,400
  • Midwest: 15,193
  • South: 29,579
  • West: 9,121

82.8% of Alexandria residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.4% lived in Virginia.


Alexandria:

82.8%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 329
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 184
  • 5th and 6th grade: 520
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 185
  • 10th grade: 65
  • 11th grade: 1,455
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 262
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,038
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,942
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,391
  • Associate degree: 1,490
  • Bachelor's degree: 20,462
  • Master's degree: 11,433
  • Professional school degree: 5,237
  • Doctorate degree: 2,992
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 639
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 258
  • 5th and 6th grade: 386
  • 7th and 8th grade: 551
  • 9th grade: 390
  • 10th grade: 34
  • 11th grade: 280
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 799
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,430
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,661
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,592
  • Associate degree: 3,689
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,594
  • Master's degree: 16,018
  • Professional school degree: 4,345
  • Doctorate degree: 2,575
Educational Attainment for Females
Alexandria marital status for males
Alexandria marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,629
  • One, attached: 18,647
  • Two: 666
  • 3 or 4: 2,103
  • 5 to 9: 6,061
  • 10 to 19: 7,508
  • 20 to 49: 4,677
  • 50 or more: 29,969
  • Mobile homes: 45
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Alexandria
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Alexandria, VA
  • 57.2%Utility gas
  • 40.2%Electricity
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Alexandria, VA
  • 55.9%Electricity
  • 40.6%Utility gas
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,766
Here:

18.8%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 732
Here:

12.2%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,009
Here:

24.5%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability