Alexandria, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Alexandria, Virginia QuickFacts

	Alexandria, Virginia	United States
Total population	128,283	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia Population

	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
Male	61,974	48.31%	49.06%
Female	66,309	51.69%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.4		35.3

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	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	106,746	83.21%	74.31%
21 years and over	103,726	80.86%	69.97%
62 years and over	13,800	10.76%	14.66%
65 years and over	11,605	9.05%	12.43%

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	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
White	76,702	59.79%	75.14%
Black or African American	28,915	22.54%	12.32%
Asian	7,249	5.65%	3.64%
Some other race	9,934	7.74%	5.46%
Two or more races	5,483	4.27%	2.43%

Alexandria, Virginia Housing

	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
Total households	61,889		105,480,101
Family households (families)	27,749	44.84%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	34,140	55.16%	31.94%

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	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	64,251		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,362	3.68%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	61,889	96.32%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	24,745	38.51%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	37,144	57.81%	30.77%

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	Alexandria, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	40	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	500	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,155	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,752	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	5,069	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	4,684	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,441	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	195	0.57%
Median (dollars)	252,800	119,600

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	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	19,595	31.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	21,361	34.52%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	7,759	12.54%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,946	11.22%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,764	6.08%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,464	3.98%	9.65%

Alexandria, Virginia Education

	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	26,509		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,078	7.84%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,297	4.89%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,594	32.42%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,244	16.01%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,296	38.84%	22.81%

Alexandria, Virginia Economy

	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	108,764		217,168,077
In labor force	80,949	74.43%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	79,088	72.72%	63.39%
- - Employed	76,584	70.41%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,504	2.3%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,861	1.71%	0.53%
Not in labor force	27,815	25.57%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	56,660	52.09%	51.66%
In labor force	39,411	36.24%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	38,959	35.82%	29.65%
- - Employed	37,655	34.62%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	8,857	8.14%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,992		12,787,501

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	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	61,968		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,408	5.5%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,949	3.15%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,754	7.67%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,625	10.69%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,248	16.54%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,244	21.37%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,091	13.06%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,585	12.24%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,825	4.56%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	3,239	5.23%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	56,054		41,994

	Alexandria, Virginia	%, Alexandria, Virginia	United States
With earnings	55,114	50.67%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	73,284		56,604
With Social Security income	8,035	7.39%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,378		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,049	0.96%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,914		6,320
With public assistance income	886	0.81%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,770		3,032
With retirement income	8,343	7.67%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	29,394		17,376

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