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Alexandria, LA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Alexandria, Louisiana (Alexandria, LA — Census place “Alexandria city”) is 44,566 residents, ranking #10 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $47,357, the median home is worth $182,800 and median gross rent runs $946 a month. Looking for the Alexandria Louisiana ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Alexandria, LA: 71301, 71302, 71303.
- Population
- 44,566Alexandria city residents
- Median household income
- $47,357Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $182,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $946Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.3%Owner-occupied households
Alexandria ZIP codes (Louisiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Alexandria.
The Alexandria LA ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Alexandria city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alexandria city median would spend about 24% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.4% of residents and 52.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Alexandria city, LA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Alexandria city is a small city in Louisiana, with 44,566 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #10 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 37.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Alexandria city earn a median of $47,357 a year, 39.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 26.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Alexandria city is valued at $182,800, 39.7% below the national figure and 6% above the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $946 a month, 32.7% below the national figure, or roughly $11,352 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Louisiana.
- Prairieville CDP 35,010
- Monroe city 47,241
- Houma city 32,760
- Bossier City city 62,832
- Marrero CDP 31,866
- Kenner city 65,113
- Central city 29,603
- Lake Charles city 81,679
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Alexandria city?
- Alexandria city has 44,566 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 489 in Louisiana.
- What is the median household income in Alexandria city?
- Median household income in Alexandria city is $47,357 a year, 39.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Alexandria city?
- Median gross rent is $946 a month and the median home value is $182,800, so rent absorbs about 24% of median household income.
- Is Alexandria city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Alexandria city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Alexandria city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.