Alexandria is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 46,738 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Alexandria is the tenth largest community in Louisiana.

Alexandria is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Alexandria is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alexandria who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.09%), sales jobs (13.74%), and healthcare (7.80%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.81 minutes getting to work every day.

Alexandria Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Alexandria is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 19.52% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Alexandria in 2000 was $16,242, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,968 for a family of four.

Alexandria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alexandria home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Alexandria is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Alexandria include French, English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Alexandria is English.