Alexandria.
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Minnesota·Douglas County
7 tracts·12K people·$275K median·701/mi²
White 90 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Black 1 · Asian 1
Living alone 39 · Married couple 38 · Other 23
Health 28 · Manufacturing 26 · Retail 18 · Professional 11 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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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 $275,300 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Alexandria has 14,735 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.8; the population is 89.6% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 1.4% Other, 0.9% Black and 0.6% Asian; the average household has 2.0 people; 33.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS).
Voyager Elementary (62%), Lincoln Elementary (58%) and Woodland Elementary School (47%) lead the elementary schools; Discovery Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (52%); Alexandria Area High School (48%), Kalon Prep Academy (31%) and Bridgeway Career Academy (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $934/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Alexandria is $61,374 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Alexandria, median rent is $934/month and the median home value is $275,300 (Census ACS).
Alexandria reported 2.0 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 6°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 28 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alexandria are winter weather (97), cold wave (90) and strong wind (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alexandria, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).