Alexandria, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	128,283	100.0

Male	61,974	48.3
Female	66,309	51.7

Under 5 years	7,962	6.2
5 to 9 years	5,953	4.6
10 to 14 years	4,722	3.7
15 to 19 years	4,739	3.7
20 to 24 years	9,919	7.7
25 to 34 years	32,571	25.4
35 to 44 years	23,186	18.1
45 to 54 years	17,641	13.8
55 to 59 years	6,117	4.8
60 to 64 years	3,868	3.0
65 to 74 years	5,695	4.4
75 to 84 years	4,204	3.3
85 years and over	1,706	1.3

Median age (years)	34.4	(X)

18 years and over	106,746	83.2
Male	51,063	39.8
Female	55,683	43.4
21 years and over	103,726	80.9
62 years and over	13,800	10.8
65 years and over	11,605	9.0
Male	4,341	3.4
Female	7,264	5.7

RACE
One race	122,800	95.7
White	76,702	59.8
Black or African American	28,915	22.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	355	0.3
Asian	7,249	5.7
Asian Indian	1,629	1.3
Chinese	912	0.7
Filipino	1,107	0.9
Japanese	296	0.2
Korean	1,335	1.0
Vietnamese	510	0.4
Other Asian ¹	1,460	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	112	0.1
Native Hawaiian	24	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	25	0.0
Samoan	22	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	41	0.0
Some other race	9,467	7.4
Two or more races	5,483	4.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	80,473	62.7
Black or African American	30,769	24.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	946	0.7
Asian	8,606	6.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	282	0.2
Some other race	12,988	10.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	128,283	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	18,882	14.7
Mexican	1,829	1.4
Puerto Rican	1,116	0.9
Cuban	280	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	15,657	12.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	109,401	85.3
White alone	68,889	53.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	128,283	100.0
In households	126,382	98.5
Householder	61,889	48.2
Spouse	19,905	15.5
Child	24,087	18.8
Own child under 18 years	18,996	14.8
Other relatives	7,836	6.1
Under 18 years	1,948	1.5
Nonrelatives	12,665	9.9
Unmarried partner	3,566	2.8
In group quarters	1,901	1.5
Institutionalized population	1,439	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	462	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	61,889	100.0
Family households (families)	27,749	44.8
With own children under 18 years	11,487	18.6
Married-couple family	19,905	32.2
With own children under 18 years	7,666	12.4
Female householder, no husband present	5,700	9.2
With own children under 18 years	3,100	5.0
Nonfamily households	34,140	55.2
Householder living alone	26,890	43.4
Householder 65 years and over	4,217	6.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	12,673	20.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,553	13.8

Average household size	2.04	(X)
Average family size	2.87	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	64,251	100.0
Occupied housing units	61,889	96.3
Vacant housing units	2,362	3.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	523	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	61,889	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	24,745	40.0
Renter-occupied housing units	37,144	60.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.03	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.05	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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