Alexander is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 12,926 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Alexander is the 28th largest community in Arkansas.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Alexander is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alexander is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alexander who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.03%), sales jobs (10.84%), and management occupations (7.08%).

Alexander is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 99% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Alexander.

Being a small town, Alexander does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Alexander Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Alexander with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.48% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alexander in 2000 was $18,177, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,708 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Alexander is English.