Language Spoken At Home in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 44,258 | 100% |
English only | 42,218 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 2,040 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 799 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 775 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 351 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 602 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 519 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 287 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 144 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,941 | 100% |
American | 8,971 | 18.7% |
Arab | 231 | 0.5% |
Czech | 46 | 0.1% |
Danish | 37 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 195 | 0.4% |
English | 1,832 | 3.8% |
French (except Basque) | 3,392 | 7.1% |
French Canadian | 277 | 0.6% |
German | 1,799 | 3.8% |
Greek | 31 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,377 | 5.0% |
Italian | 1,347 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 74 | 0.2% |
Polish | 134 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 25 | 0.1% |
Russian | 20 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 490 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 215 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 212 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 164 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 6 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 21 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 30 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,827 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,354 | 61.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,013 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 5,529 | 32.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,323 | 13.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 782 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 309 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,043 | 24.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,381 | 14.1% |
Nonfamily households | 6,473 | 38.5% |
Householder living alone | 5,763 | 34.2% |
65 years and over | 2,140 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,875 | 34.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,587 | 27.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 46,130 | 100% |
Householder | 16,827 | 36.5% |
Spouse | 5,535 | 12.0% |
Child | 16,784 | 36.4% |
Other relatives | 4,663 | 10.1% |
Nonrelatives | 2,321 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 858 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,823 | 100% |
Never married | 7,309 | 43.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,048 | 36.0% |
Separated | 584 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 761 | 4.5% |
Divorced | 2,121 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,879 | 100% |
Never married | 6,969 | 35.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,934 | 29.9% |
Separated | 992 | 5.0% |
Widowed | 2,741 | 13.8% |
Divorced | 3,243 | 16.3% |
Fertility in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 703 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 432 | 61.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,459 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 763 | 52.3% |
Less than 1 year | 146 | 10.0% |
1 or 2 years | 104 | 7.1% |
3 or 4 years | 82 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 431 | 29.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 763 | 100% |
Who are female | 542 | 71.0% |
Who are married | 319 | 41.8% |
School Enrollment in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,048 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 920 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 590 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,615 | 50.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,203 | 24.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,720 | 13.2% |
Educational Attainment in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 30,407 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,866 | 6.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,871 | 12.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,741 | 32.0% |
Some college, no degree | 7,068 | 23.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,482 | 4.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,120 | 13.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,259 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.0% |
Veteran Status in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 34,169 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,532 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 46,542 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,717 | 20.9% |
Under 18 years | 13,641 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,310 | 9.6% |
18 to 64 years | 27,090 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,512 | 20.3% |
65 years and over | 5,811 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,895 | 49.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 47,336 | 100% |
Same house | 39,699 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,355 | 15.5% |
Same county | 5,433 | 11.5% |
Different county | 1,922 | 4.1% |
Same state | 1,382 | 2.9% |
Different state | 540 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 282 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,941 | 100% |
Native | 47,032 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 46,856 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 39,434 | 82.3% |
Different state | 7,422 | 15.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 176 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 909 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 909 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 502 | 55.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 407 | 44.8% |
Year of Entry in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,085 | 100% |
Native | 176 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 176 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 909 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 155 | 17.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 754 | 82.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 909 | 100% |
Europe | 129 | 14.2% |
Asia | 638 | 70.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 142 | 15.6% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |