Alexandria.
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Louisiana·Rapides County
19 tracts·36K people·$184K median·1,248/mi²
Black 55 · White 36 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 35 · Other 34 · Married couple 31
Health 43 · Retail 18 · Professional 14 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 7 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 25 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 5 · Transit 3 · Bike 1 · Walk 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Alexandria is $183,700 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Alexandria has 44,060 residents across 12 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.6; the population is 55.2% Black, 35.6% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 25.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.0% (Census ACS).
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School (90%), J.B. Nachman Elementary School (59%) and Peabody Montessori Elementary School (58%) lead the elementary schools; Scott M. Brame Middle School (38%), Alexandria Middle Magnet School (20%) and Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School (20%) lead the middle schools; Alexandria Senior High School (52%), Peabody Magnet High School (19%) and Bolton Academy (14%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $931/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Alexandria is $47,113 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Alexandria, median rent is $931/month and the median home value is $183,700 (Census ACS).
Alexandria reported 19.7 violent crimes and 63.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alexandria are lightning (97), cold wave (91) and drought (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alexandria, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).