Compare Alexandria, VA vs Virginia (VA) vs United States

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Metric Alexandria, VA
City
Virginia (VA)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 156,976 8,705,170 334,922,499
Rent $2,089 $1,579 $1,413
Year built 1974 1984 1980
Household income $119,681 $93,170 $80,734
Per capita income $79,474 $50,666 $44,673
Poverty rate 7.9% 9.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.2% 2.8% 4.0%
Household size 2.0 2.5 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 44.4% 45.3% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 156,976 8,705,170 334,922,499
Adults over 25 119,341 6,007,678 230,807,303
Total households 76,096 3,365,732 129,227,496
Household size 2.0 2.5 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $119,681 $93,170 $80,734
Per capita income $79,474 $50,666 $44,673
Poverty rate 7.9% 9.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.2% 2.8% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 44.4% 45.3% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $2,089 $1,579 $1,413
Year built 1974 1984 1980
Households that rent 57.9% 32.7% 34.8%
Households that own 42.1% 67.3% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.1 6.0 5.5
Race
White 51% 60.2% 61%
Black 21.3% 18.6% 12.2%
Asian 6.4% 6.9% 6%
Two or more races 14.6% 9.5% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 18.3% 11% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 81.7% 89% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 71.1% 81.7% 84.9%
Commute time to work 28.0 min 27.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 28.9% 18.3% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 17.8% 24.6% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 10.7% 23.9% 26%
Some college or associate degree 5.3% 9.4% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 66.2% 42.2% 35.7%