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Virginia · Census place 01000

Alexandria city, VA

Quick answer

Alexandria city has 156,788 residents, ranking #7 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $113,638, the median home is worth $696,800 and median gross rent runs $2,031 a month.

Population
156,788Alexandria city residents
Median household income
$113,638Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$696,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,031Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
42%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Alexandria city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Alexandria city median would spend about 21.4% 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 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 42% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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