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Language Spoken At Home in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 34,032 | 100% |
English only | 33,124 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 908 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 286 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 309 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 138 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 366 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 89 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 144 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,167 | 100% |
American | 963 | 2.7% |
Arab | 60 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,317 | 3.6% |
Danish | 745 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 691 | 1.9% |
English | 1,873 | 5.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,116 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 306 | 0.8% |
German | 17,253 | 47.7% |
Greek | 34 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 20 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,679 | 10.2% |
Italian | 249 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 17 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 8,935 | 24.7% |
Polish | 1,493 | 4.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 133 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 157 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 561 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 66 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 4,752 | 13.1% |
Swiss | 174 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 55 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 109 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,919 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,488 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,043 | 25.4% |
Married-couple family | 8,906 | 55.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,998 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 707 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 466 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 875 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 579 | 3.6% |
Nonfamily households | 5,431 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 4,314 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 1,775 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,277 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,765 | 29.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,556 | 100% |
Householder | 15,919 | 44.8% |
Spouse | 8,984 | 25.3% |
Child | 8,188 | 23.0% |
Other relatives | 428 | 1.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,037 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,152 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,790 | 100% |
Never married | 4,038 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 9,085 | 61.4% |
Separated | 146 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 323 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 1,198 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,952 | 100% |
Never married | 2,724 | 18.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,171 | 61.3% |
Separated | 93 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 1,553 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 1,411 | 9.4% |
Fertility in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 570 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 201 | 35.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 164 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 192 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 101 | 52.6% |
Less than 1 year | 44 | 22.9% |
1 or 2 years | 25 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 32 | 16.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 101 | 100% |
Who are female | 62 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 87 | 86.1% |
School Enrollment in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,069 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 655 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 482 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,316 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,832 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,784 | 22.1% |
Educational Attainment in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 25,453 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 866 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,071 | 4.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,878 | 31.0% |
Some college, no degree | 5,762 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 3,880 | 15.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,224 | 16.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,772 | 7.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.6% |
Veteran Status in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,381 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,412 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 35,732 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,253 | 11.9% |
Under 18 years | 7,767 | 100% |
With a disability | 233 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 21,062 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,022 | 9.6% |
65 years and over | 6,903 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,998 | 28.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 35,754 | 100% |
Same house | 30,782 | 86.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,933 | 13.8% |
Same county | 3,063 | 8.6% |
Different county | 1,870 | 5.2% |
Same state | 1,682 | 4.7% |
Different state | 188 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 39 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,167 | 100% |
Native | 35,764 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 35,651 | 98.6% |
State of residence | 29,008 | 80.2% |
Different state | 6,643 | 18.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 113 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 403 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 403 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 147 | 36.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 256 | 63.5% |
Year of Entry in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 516 | 100% |
Native | 113 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 113 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 403 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 382 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 403 | 100% |
Europe | 109 | 27.0% |
Asia | 98 | 24.3% |
Africa | 92 | 22.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 84 | 20.8% |
Northern America | 20 | 5.0% |