2022 population: 155,525 ( 15,559 from 2010 , 3,936 from 2020)
Land area: 14.9 square miles
Population density: 10413.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	80,060	51.48%	6.9%
Black:	34,660	22.29%	16.4%
Indian:	297	0.19%	9.2%
Asian:	9,771	6.28%	15.5%
2+ races:	4,664	3.00%	32.7%
Hispanic:	26,073	16.76%	15.8%

Total non-White:	75,465	48.52%	15.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,423	17.0
Deaths:	1,947	6.1
Net Migration:	-9,743	-30.5
Net Immigration:	2,669	8.4

Change in White population:	5,182	3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,377	7.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
139,966
74,878	53.50%
29,778	21.28%
327	0.23%
8,460	6.04%
3,514	2.51%
22,524	16.09%
65,088	46.50%

2000
128,283
68,889	53.70%
28,463	22.19%
255	0.20%
7,299	5.69%
3,989	3.11%
18,882	14.72%
59,394	46.30%

1990
111,183
71,508	64.32%
24,320	21.87%
222	0.20%
4,693	4.22%
n/a
10,440	9.39%
39,675	35.68%

1980
103,217
72,160	69.91%
22,750	22.04%
134	0.13%
3,381	3.28%
n/a
4,251	4.12%
31,057	30.09%

1970
110,938
91,397	82.39%
15,174	13.68%
163	0.15%
636	0.57%
n/a
3,332	3.00%
19,541	17.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
23,149	18.0
7,102	5.5
-19,039	-14.8
17,318	13.5

5,989	4.7
5,694	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
19,518	17.6
7,943	7.1
-15,511	-14.0
12,000	10.8

-2,619	-2.4
19,719	17.7

Number	Rate
1980's
16,236	15.7
8,032	7.8
0	0.0
n/a

-652	-0.6
8,618	8.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-19,237	-17.3
11,516	10.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Alexandria city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.4
28,559	18.4%
126,966	81.6%
19,445	12.5%

74,818
2.09

34,501	46.1%
26,185	75.9%
2,981	8.6%
40,317	53.9%

2010
Number	Percent
35.6
23,970	17.1%
115,996	82.9%
12,806	9.1%

68,082
2.03

30,978	45.5%
22,819	73.7%
3,040	9.8%
37,104	54.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
21,532	16.8%
106,751	83.2%
11,393	8.9%

61,968
2.04

28,153	45.4%
20,619	73.2%
2,995	10.6%
33,815	54.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
16,977	15.3%
94,206	84.7%
11,389	10.2%

53,249
2.04

24,438	45.9%
17,874	73.1%
2,419	9.9%
28,811	54.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
18,849	18.3%
84,368	81.7%
9,308	9.0%

49,238
2.06

24,285	49.3%
18,378	75.7%
2,782	11.5%
24,953	50.7%

2022 Housing Data for Alexandria city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,174	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,459	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,566	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,239	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,821	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,281	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,420	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,493	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,410	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,755	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,383	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,798	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,995	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,595	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,491	12.7%
$200,000 or more	17,938	24.0%

Median Household Income	113,179
Per Capita Income	75,884

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	127
Compared to U.S.	126

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,719	2.3%
Public Assistance	1,212	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,285	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	75,566	80.5%
Unemployed	2,313	2.5%
In Armed Forces	2,762	2.9%

Total Labor Force	80,641	85.9%
Not in Labor Force	13,256	14.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,889	23,486	54.3%
Non-Profit	4,863	7,693	38.7%
Self-Employed	4,668	3,176	59.5%

Local Government	1,594	3,149	33.6%
State Government	769	936	45.1%
Federal Government	8,853	9,007	49.6%

Total Private + Self	32,557	26,662	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,079	20,785	43.6%
Total	48,636	47,447	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	25.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	27,059	28.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,732	13.2%
Professional, Technical	33,144	34.4%
Service Occupations	13,295	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	90	0.1%
All others	9,993	10.4%

White Collar		75.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	19,901	20.7%
Public administration	15,241	15.8%
Health care and social assistance	8,542	8.9%
Educational services	7,668	8.0%
Other services	7,062	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	6,074	6.3%
Retail trade	4,853	5.0%
Construction	4,413	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,998	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,972	4.1%
Finance and insurance	3,303	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,802	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,497	2.6%
Manufacturing	2,476	2.6%
Information	2,205	2.3%
Wholesale trade	612	0.6%
Utilities	272	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	168	0.2%
Management	164	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,144	2.63%
Puerto Rican	2,646	1.68%
Cuban	896	0.57%
Dominican	355	0.23%

Total Central American	13,285	8.43%
Costa Rican	158	0.10%
Guatemalan	2,427	1.54%
Honduran	2,853	1.81%
Nicaraguan	638	0.40%
Panamanian	544	0.35%
Salvadoran	6,594	4.18%
Other Central American	71	0.05%

Total South American	3,346	2.12%
Argentinean	262	0.17%
Bolivian	995	0.63%
Chilean	182	0.12%
Colombian	562	0.36%
Ecuadorian	297	0.19%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	718	0.46%
Uruguayan	61	0.04%
Venezuelan	240	0.15%
Other South American	29	0.02%

Other Hispanic	1,420	0.90%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,715	1.09%
Indian	1,462	0.93%
Chinese	1,312	0.83%
Korean	1,142	0.72%
Vietnamese	533	0.34%
Bangladeshi	467	0.30%
Japanese	359	0.23%
Thai	131	0.08%
Taiwanese	127	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	102,676	69.9%
Spanish	18,845	12.8%
Other	8,769	6.0%
Other Indo-European	4,671	3.2%
Arabic	3,313	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,305	1.6%
Other Asian	1,550	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,287	0.9%
Tagalog	929	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	17,312	11.0%
German	17,107	10.9%
English	16,641	10.6%
Italian	8,215	5.2%
Ethiopian	7,121	4.5%
Polish	5,412	3.4%
American	4,341	2.8%
Scottish	3,504	2.2%
European	3,349	2.1%
French	3,114	2.0%
African	2,210	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	2,112	1.3%
Russian	1,871	1.2%
Afghan	1,827	1.2%
Swedish	1,782	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	137,531	87.3%
Not a citizen	20,063	12.7%

Native	119,049	75.5%
Foreign-born	38,545	24.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,199	3.5%	3,358	2.8%	12,536	10.5%	20,594	17.2%	37,901	31.7%	41,081	34.3%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,199	3.5%
9-12 Years	3,358	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	12,536	10.5%
Some College	20,594	17.2%
Bach. Degree	37,901	31.7%
Grad Degree	41,081	34.3%
Average years of education: 15.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	73,485	71,456	2,029	2.8%	4.4%
1991	74,965	71,403	3,562	4.8%	5.8%
1992	76,996	72,265	4,731	6.1%	6.2%
1993	75,592	71,063	4,529	6.0%	5.2%
1994	74,915	71,570	3,345	4.5%	4.8%
1995	75,375	72,090	3,285	4.4%	4.4%
1996	73,164	70,286	2,878	3.9%	4.3%
1997	73,325	71,114	2,211	3.0%	3.7%
1998	72,625	71,058	1,567	2.2%	2.8%
1999	74,778	73,145	1,633	2.2%	2.7%

2000	80,962	79,532	1,430	1.8%	2.3%
2001	81,870	79,602	2,268	2.8%	3.3%
2002	83,414	80,439	2,975	3.6%	4.4%
2003	82,860	80,243	2,617	3.2%	4.3%
2004	84,143	81,660	2,483	3.0%	4.1%
2005	84,891	82,513	2,378	2.8%	3.8%
2006	86,727	84,641	2,086	2.4%	3.3%
2007	89,472	87,317	2,155	2.4%	3.3%
2008	93,019	90,246	2,773	3.0%	4.3%
2009	94,797	90,145	4,652	4.9%	6.8%

2010	90,436	85,872	4,564	5.0%	7.3%
2011	92,366	88,257	4,109	4.4%	6.6%
2012	93,156	89,424	3,732	4.0%	5.9%
2013	93,742	90,037	3,705	4.0%	5.6%
2014	93,893	90,355	3,538	3.8%	5.1%
2015	94,551	91,485	3,066	3.2%	4.4%
2016	96,536	93,776	2,760	2.9%	4.0%
2017	99,829	97,008	2,821	2.8%	3.7%
2018	100,466	98,217	2,249	2.2%	2.9%
2019	101,532	99,457	2,075	2.0%	2.7%

2020	100,168	94,157	6,011	6.0%	6.2%
2021	98,648	94,940	3,708	3.8%	3.9%
2022	100,923	98,539	2,384	2.4%	2.9%
2023	103,591	101,169	2,422	2.3%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	80,253
Median Value	$655,700

Occupied	74,818	93.2%
Vacant	5,435	6.8%

Owned	31,933	42.7%
Rented	42,885	57.3%
Median Rent	$1,983

Single-Family Units	28,317	35.3%
Detached	11,353	14.1%
Attached	16,964	21.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	48,563	60.5%
Mobile Homes	16	0.0%

Alexandria city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alexandria city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Alexandria city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alexandria city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alexandria city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alexandria city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Alexandria city, VA