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Alexandria, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $630,500 (it was $202,400 in 2000)
Alexandria:

$630,500
Virginia:

$330,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $389,100 - $933,200

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $994,240
Here:

$994,240
State:

$429,123

Townhouses or other attached units: $767,898
Here:

$767,898
State:

$414,161

In 2-unit structures: $620,900
Here:

$620,900
State:

$327,915

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $386,591
Here:

$386,591
State:

$287,021

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $338,886
Here:

$338,886
State:

$343,170

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

Houses: 80,350 (72,024 occupied: 31,137 owner occupied, 40,887 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

57%
State:

32%

Housing density: 5,294 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $1,479,435.

Median contract rent in 2021: $1,742 (lower quartile is $1,433, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $3,779


Median gross rent in Alexandria, VA in 2021: $1,823

Housing units in Alexandria with a mortgage: 24,232 (2,115 second mortgage, 131 home equity loan, 1,736 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 279

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $163,037

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $112,052

Median monthly housing costs: $1,930

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

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 154,706
  • Male householders: 34,299 (14,614 living alone), Female householders: 37,725 (18,894 living alone)
  • 23,710 spouses (23,064 opposite-sex spouses), 6,111 unmarried partners, (5,776 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33,064 children (30,929 natural, 1,311 adopted, 824 stepchildren), 1,638 grandchildren, 3,104 brothers or sisters, 2,794 parents, 0 foster children, 2,335 other relatives, 8,542 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,384

Size of family households: 14,239 2-persons, 8,630 3-persons, 5,712 4-persons, 1,863 5-persons, 687 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33,508 1-person, 6,245 2-persons, 669 3-persons, 275 4-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

17,162 married couples with children.
7,992 single-parent households (1,256 men, 6,736 women).

68.6% of residents of Alexandria speak English at home.
13.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 36,609 (23.7%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 316no bedroom
  • 3,7371 bedroom
  • 10,8562 bedrooms
  • 9,8293 bedrooms
  • 4,6404 bedrooms
  • 1,7595+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 3,965no bedroom
  • 16,7371 bedroom
  • 14,3842 bedrooms
  • 4,0493 bedrooms
  • 1,4924 bedrooms
  • 2605+ 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
  • 1,538no vehicle
  • 15,5711 vehicle
  • 11,0752 vehicles
  • 2,0733 vehicles
  • 7364 vehicles
  • 1445+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alexandria in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,893no vehicle
  • 24,4311 vehicle
  • 8,9502 vehicles
  • 5233 vehicles
  • 904 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 3161 room
  • 4482 rooms
  • 3,0383 rooms
  • 5,3084 rooms
  • 4,8635 rooms
  • 4,6606 rooms
  • 4,2707 rooms
  • 3,0058 rooms
  • 5,2299+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 3,6921 room
  • 4,5542 rooms
  • 10,4503 rooms
  • 11,4864 rooms
  • 5,9895 rooms
  • 1,9166 rooms
  • 7777 rooms
  • 7068 rooms
  • 1,3179+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 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 2021
  • 4,209Less than $10,000
  • 3,679$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,633$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,093$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,994$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,222$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,540$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,098$75,000 to $99,999
  • 7,161$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,332$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,753$150,000 to $199,999
  • 14,310$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Alexandria, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Alexandria, VA in 2021
  • 169Less than $10,000
  • 7$10,000 to $14,999
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 41$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$30,000 to $34,999
  • 12$35,000 to $39,999
  • 10$60,000 to $69,999
  • 73$70,000 to $79,999
  • 11$80,000 to $89,999
  • 38$90,000 to $99,999
  • 129$100,000 to $124,999
  • 190$125,000 to $149,999
  • 497$150,000 to $174,999
  • 541$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,100$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,915$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,190$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,764$400,000 to $499,999
  • 9,506$500,000 to $749,999
  • 7,441$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4,741$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,012$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 876$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Alexandria, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Alexandria, VA in 2021
  • 183Less than $100
  • 106$100 to $149
  • 79$150 to $199
  • 348$200 to $249
  • 142$250 to $299
  • 180$300 to $349
  • 112$350 to $399
  • 103$400 to $449
  • 32$450 to $499
  • 323$500 to $549
  • 95$550 to $599
  • 138$600 to $649
  • 45$650 to $699
  • 216$700 to $749
  • 143$750 to $799
  • 365$800 to $899
  • 185$900 to $999
  • 2,327$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,332$1,250 to $1,499
  • 16,901$1,500 to $1,999
  • 7,403$2,000 to $2,499
  • 2,828$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,087$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,290$3,500 or more
  • 686No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.1%
Number of people working at home: 39,424 (40.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 757
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,832
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,369
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 8,805
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10,919
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,801
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 11,612
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,644
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,917
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,699
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,943
  • 90 or more minutes: 739
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Alexandria

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 44,917 (43.5%)
  • Carpooled: 8,368 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 4,451 (4.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,400 (1.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 639 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 1,362 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 497 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 2,089 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 39,424 (38.2%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 3.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 11.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 11.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 8.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 15,8312010 or later
  • 10,4442000 to 2009
  • 7,6001990 to 1999
  • 8,8811980 to 1989
  • 2,9581970 to 1979
  • 1,829Before 1970
Ancestries in Alexandria, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • Ethiopian: 6,979 (8.2%)
  • Irish: 4,739 (5.6%)
  • English: 4,470 (5.2%)
  • German: 3,604 (4.2%)
  • American: 2,512 (2.9%)
  • European: 2,231 (2.6%)
  • Italian: 2,131 (2.5%)
  • Afghan: 1,772 (2.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 1,374 (1.6%)
  • Moroccan: 1,339 (1.6%)
  • Polish: 1,164 (1.4%)
  • African: 1,149 (1.3%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 930 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 727 (0.9%)
  • British: 550 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 522 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 505 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 494 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 473 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 425 (0.5%)
  • Sudanese: 413 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 387 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 366 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 357 (0.4%)
  • Somali: 354 (0.4%)
  • French: 316 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 289 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 271 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 260 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 231 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 199 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 194 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 185 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 185 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 184 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 179 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 162 (0.2%)
  • Serbian: 152 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 139 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 124 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 113 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 111 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 108 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 104 (0.1%)
  • Liberian: 103 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 101 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 99 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 86 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 84 (0.10%)
  • Swiss: 77 (0.09%)
  • Croatian: 72 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 69 (0.08%)
  • Czech: 67 (0.08%)
  • Romanian: 63 (0.07%)
  • Bulgarian: 53 (0.06%)
  • South African: 48 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 46 (0.05%)
  • Macedonian: 45 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 42 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 41 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 38 (0.04%)
  • Belgian: 34 (0.04%)
  • British West Indian: 28 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 27 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 27 (0.03%)
  • Lithuanian: 26 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 26 (0.03%)
  • Zimbabwean: 25 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 25 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 23 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 22 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 20 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 20 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 16 (0.02%)
  • Celtic: 14 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 14 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 13 (0.02%)
  • Ugandan: 12 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 12 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 7 (0.01%)
  • Senegalese: 6 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 5 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 5 (0.01%)

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

Ethiopia
Alexandria:

15.2% (6,121)
Virginia:

2.9% (30,977)

El Salvador
Alexandria:

11.1% (4,453)
Virginia:

10.2% (109,727)

Honduras
Alexandria:

6.6% (2,641)
Virginia:

2.8% (29,863)

Afghanistan
Alexandria:

4.6% (1,855)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,296)

Guatemala
Alexandria:

3.3% (1,315)
Virginia:

3.4% (36,458)

Ghana
Alexandria:

3.2% (1,284)
Virginia:

1.7% (17,809)

Morocco
Alexandria:

2.9% (1,177)
Virginia:

0.7% (7,884)

Bolivia
Alexandria:

2.8% (1,119)
Virginia:

2.3% (24,639)

Philippines
Alexandria:

2.8% (1,115)
Virginia:

4.8% (51,958)

Mexico
Alexandria:

2.5% (1,020)
Virginia:

5.3% (56,820)

Sierra Leone
Alexandria:

2.4% (960)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,781)

Other Western Africa
Alexandria:

2.2% (896)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,083)

Korea
Alexandria:

1.8% (724)
Virginia:

5.0% (54,263)

Bangladesh
Alexandria:

1.7% (678)
Virginia:

1.1% (11,701)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Alexandria:

1.6% (657)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,061)

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

  • This state: 36,625
  • Other state: 76,159
  • Northeast: 24,668
  • Midwest: 13,361
  • South: 29,671
  • West: 8,459

80.9% of Alexandria residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.6% lived in Virginia.


Alexandria:

80.9%
State average:

85.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 817
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 281
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,120
  • 7th and 8th grade: 174
  • 9th grade: 100
  • 10th grade: 109
  • 11th grade: 608
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 336
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,570
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,393
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,419
  • Associate degree: 2,381
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,138
  • Master's degree: 13,367
  • Professional school degree: 4,723
  • Doctorate degree: 2,504
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 751
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 34
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,126
  • 7th and 8th grade: 311
  • 9th grade: 145
  • 10th grade: 63
  • 11th grade: 502
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 630
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,626
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,557
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,293
  • Associate degree: 2,592
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,553
  • Master's degree: 16,529
  • Professional school degree: 3,531
  • Doctorate degree: 1,952
Educational Attainment for Females
Alexandria marital status for males
Alexandria marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,811
  • One, attached: 16,804
  • Two: 806
  • 3 or 4: 2,065
  • 5 to 9: 5,918
  • 10 to 19: 10,890
  • 20 to 49: 4,214
  • 50 or more: 28,805
  • Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,857

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 0.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 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
  • 57.5%Utility gas
  • 39.8%Electricity
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Alexandria, VA
  • 54.0%Electricity
  • 41.9%Utility gas
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,404
Here:

12.5%
Virginia:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 980
Here:

21.4%
Virginia:

10.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 849
Here:

17.7%
Virginia:

20.0%
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