Language Spoken At Home in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 130,236 | 100% |
English only | 90,185 | 69.2% |
Language other than English | 40,051 | 30.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,163 | 11.6% |
Spanish | 17,823 | 13.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,465 | 6.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,237 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,980 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,864 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,275 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 10,127 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,443 | 2.6% |
Ancestry in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 140,337 | 100% |
American | 5,313 | 3.8% |
Arab | 3,460 | 2.5% |
Czech | 763 | 0.5% |
Danish | 548 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,608 | 1.1% |
English | 14,088 | 10.0% |
French (except Basque) | 2,651 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 681 | 0.5% |
German | 17,269 | 12.3% |
Greek | 817 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 507 | 0.4% |
Irish | 16,095 | 11.5% |
Italian | 7,250 | 5.2% |
Lithuanian | 491 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,123 | 0.8% |
Polish | 3,786 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 192 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,840 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,483 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 3,637 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 472 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 10,924 | 7.8% |
Swedish | 1,493 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 542 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 556 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,310 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 762 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 64,729 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 30,415 | 47.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,338 | 19.1% |
Married-couple family | 22,758 | 35.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,426 | 13.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,120 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 887 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,537 | 8.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,025 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 34,314 | 53.0% |
Householder living alone | 28,299 | 43.7% |
65 years and over | 4,703 | 7.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,358 | 20.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,747 | 15.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 138,653 | 100% |
Householder | 64,729 | 46.7% |
Spouse | 22,789 | 16.4% |
Child | 29,220 | 21.1% |
Other relatives | 9,372 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 12,543 | 9.0% |
Unmarried partner | 4,155 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 56,930 | 100% |
Never married | 23,806 | 41.8% |
Now married, except separated | 26,060 | 45.8% |
Separated | 1,232 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 819 | 1.4% |
Divorced | 5,013 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 62,321 | 100% |
Never married | 23,209 | 37.2% |
Now married, except separated | 25,564 | 41.0% |
Separated | 1,468 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 3,882 | 6.2% |
Divorced | 8,198 | 13.2% |
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 | 2,330 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 485 | 20.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,330 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 428 | 32.2% |
Less than 1 year | 80 | 6.0% |
1 or 2 years | 95 | 7.1% |
3 or 4 years | 147 | 11.1% |
5 or more years | 106 | 8.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 428 | 100% |
Who are female | 374 | 87.4% |
Who are married | 272 | 63.6% |
School Enrollment in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,830 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,436 | 8.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,520 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,051 | 27.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,021 | 13.9% |
College or graduate school | 12,802 | 44.4% |
Educational Attainment in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 106,444 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,216 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,670 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,428 | 12.6% |
Some college, no degree | 14,981 | 14.1% |
Associate's degree | 4,758 | 4.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 32,872 | 30.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 31,519 | 29.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 60.5% |
Veteran Status in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 113,822 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,051 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 136,733 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,644 | 6.3% |
Under 18 years | 24,020 | 100% |
With a disability | 483 | 2.0% |
18 to 64 years | 100,178 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,525 | 4.5% |
65 years and over | 12,535 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,636 | 29.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 137,982 | 100% |
Same house | 107,942 | 78.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 27,008 | 19.6% |
Same county | 8,964 | 6.5% |
Different county | 18,044 | 13.1% |
Same state | 7,932 | 5.7% |
Different state | 10,112 | 7.3% |
Abroad | 3,032 | 2.2% |
Place Of Birth in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 140,337 | 100% |
Native | 105,123 | 74.9% |
Born in United States | 101,707 | 72.5% |
State of residence | 31,614 | 22.5% |
Different state | 70,093 | 49.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,416 | 2.4% |
Foreign born | 35,214 | 25.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 35,214 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,155 | 37.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 22,059 | 62.6% |
Year of Entry in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 38,630 | 100% |
Native | 3,416 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 210 | 6.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,206 | 93.9% |
Foreign born | 35,214 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,103 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 33,111 | 94.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alexandria City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 35,214 | 100% |
Europe | 2,933 | 8.3% |
Asia | 9,217 | 26.2% |
Africa | 9,892 | 28.1% |
Oceania | 184 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 12,525 | 35.6% |
Northern America | 463 | 1.3% |