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Alexandria, LA
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Alexandria profile


Living in Alexandria



Alexandria is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 44,004 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Alexandria is the tenth largest community in Louisiana.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Alexandria spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.96 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Alexandria is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.19% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Alexandria in 2018 was $30,457, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,828 for a family of four. However, Alexandria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alexandria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alexandria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alexandria residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Alexandria include English, French, Irish, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Alexandria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.