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Virginia·Alexandria County
48 tracts·157K people·$735K median·10,510/mi²
White 49 · Black 21 · Hispanic 18 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Living alone 44 · Married couple 34 · Other 21
Professional 32 · Health 15 · Public admin 15 · Retail 12 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 11
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Sales · office 14 · Service 14 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 30 · Transit 12 · Carpool 11 · Walk 3 · Bike 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 $735,100 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Alexandria has 156,976 residents across 48 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.7; the population is 49.1% White, 21.0% Black, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 4.7% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 66.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.9% (Census ACS).
Lyles-Crouch Elementary (82%), Naomi L. Brooks Elementary (78%) and Douglas MacArthur Elementary (70%) lead the elementary schools; George Washington Middle (66%) and Francis C. Hammond Middle (43%) lead the middle schools; Alexandria City High is the high school with reported scores (66%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,089/month, 32% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Alexandria is $119,681 a year, 39% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Alexandria, median rent is $2,089/month and the median home value is $735,100 (Census ACS).
Alexandria reported 2.3 violent crimes and 24.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alexandria are strong wind (86), lightning (81) and heat wave (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alexandria, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).