2024 population: 148,008 ( 4,184 from 2020)
Land area: 1963.6 square miles
Population density: 75.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	91,348	61.72%	4.3%
Black:	43,301	29.26%	2.8%
Indian:	1,243	0.84%	1.6%
Asian:	1,990	1.34%	1.1%
2+ races:	2,839	1.92%	8.6%
Hispanic:	7,287	4.92%	14.4%

Total non-White:	56,660	38.28%	0.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,857	12.9
Deaths:	8,923	14.7
Net Migration:	-4,476	-7.4
Net Immigration:	1,277	2.1

Change in White population:	-4,103	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-81	-0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
152,192
95,451	62.72%
44,563	29.28%
1,224	0.80%
1,968	1.29%
2,615	1.72%
6,371	4.19%
56,741	37.28%

2010
153,922
98,984	64.31%
45,378	29.48%
1,173	0.76%
1,632	1.06%
2,265	1.47%
4,349	2.83%
54,938	35.69%

2000
145,035
98,918	68.20%
40,510	27.93%
1,049	0.72%
1,139	0.79%
1,371	0.95%
1,952	1.35%
46,117	31.80%

1990
149,082
106,676	71.56%
39,042	26.19%
754	0.51%
917	0.62%
n/a
1,693	1.14%
42,406	28.44%

1980
151,985
110,003	72.38%
38,804	25.53%
483	0.32%
724	0.48%
n/a
1,860	1.22%
41,982	27.62%

1970
131,749
94,469	71.70%
35,746	27.13%
135	0.10%
129	0.10%
n/a
1,168	0.89%
37,280	28.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
18,768	12.2
15,143	9.8
-6,091	-4.0
657	0.4

-3,533	-2.3
1,803	1.2

Number	Rate
2000's
20,339	14.0
14,217	9.8
122	0.1
772	0.5

66	0.0
8,821	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
22,213	14.9
14,862	10.0
-11,007	-7.4
898	0.6

-7,758	-5.2
3,711	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
26,192	17.2
14,196	9.3
-13,588	-8.9
n/a

-3,327	-2.2
424	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,643	4.3
n/a

15,534	11.8
4,702	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.7
36,796	24.9%
111,212	75.1%
24,571	16.6%

55,263
2.62

36,292	65.7%
24,122	66.5%
5,468	15.1%
18,971	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
39,165	25.4%
114,757	74.6%
20,702	13.4%

57,897
2.53

39,832	68.8%
26,693	67.0%
5,874	14.7%
18,065	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
39,705	27.4%
105,330	72.6%
18,858	13.0%

54,217
2.57

38,561	71.1%
27,655	71.7%
5,188	13.5%
15,656	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
43,419	29.1%
105,663	70.9%
18,153	12.2%

51,978
2.75

39,064	75.2%
30,232	77.4%
4,448	11.4%
12,914	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
48,087	31.6%
103,898	68.4%
16,618	10.9%

50,789
2.87

39,551	77.9%
31,896	80.6%
3,886	9.8%
11,238	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,303	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,250	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,143	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,866	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,798	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,788	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,088	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,118	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,517	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,763	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,772	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,171	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,884	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,187	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,550	6.4%
$200,000 or more	3,065	5.5%

Median Household Income	55,644
Per Capita Income	30,288

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,448	8.0%
Public Assistance	651	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,172	18.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	56,680	62.3%
Unemployed	3,508	3.9%
In Armed Forces	523	0.6%

Total Labor Force	60,711	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	30,303	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,038	18,490	53.2%
Non-Profit	1,254	2,534	33.1%
Self-Employed	4,095	1,804	69.4%

Local Government	2,497	3,411	42.3%
State Government	1,748	3,040	36.5%
Federal Government	1,664	1,731	49.0%

Total Private + Self	25,133	20,294	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,163	10,716	40.1%
Total	32,296	31,010	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	22.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,498	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,376	21.1%
Professional, Technical	13,814	21.8%
Service Occupations	12,769	20.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	505	0.8%
All others	15,909	25.1%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,433	19.6%
Retail trade	7,351	11.6%
Educational services	6,046	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	5,410	8.5%
Construction	5,021	7.9%
Public administration	4,746	7.5%
Manufacturing	3,745	5.9%
Other services	2,862	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,618	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,417	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,145	3.4%
Wholesale trade	1,818	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,608	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,135	1.8%
Utilities	1,115	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	975	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	766	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	684	1.1%
Information	441	0.7%
Management	30	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,095	2.04%
Puerto Rican	420	0.28%
Cuban	298	0.20%
Dominican	22	0.01%

Total Central American	587	0.39%
Costa Rican	104	0.07%
Guatemalan	136	0.09%
Honduran	204	0.13%
Nicaraguan	126	0.08%
Panamanian	3	0.00%
Salvadoran	14	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	68	0.04%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	29	0.02%
Ecuadorian	39	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,272	0.84%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	352	0.23%
Chinese	289	0.19%
Laotian	250	0.16%
Vietnamese	154	0.10%
Filipino	154	0.10%
Thai	94	0.06%
Japanese	54	0.04%
Cambodian	14	0.01%
Korean	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	135,368	95.3%
Spanish	3,677	2.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	964	0.7%
Other Asian	529	0.4%
Other Indo-European	481	0.3%
Arabic	341	0.2%
Other	169	0.1%
Vietnamese	141	0.1%
German, other Germanic	127	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	18,102	11.9%
French	8,932	5.9%
English	8,448	5.6%
Irish	7,241	4.8%
German	5,875	3.9%
Italian	2,341	1.5%
European	1,646	1.1%
French Canadian	1,211	0.8%
Scottish	1,180	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	984	0.6%
Cajun	765	0.5%
Belgian	744	0.5%
British	581	0.4%
African	529	0.3%
Norwegian	404	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	149,318	98.4%
Not a citizen	2,403	1.6%

Native	147,726	97.4%
Foreign-born	3,995	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,572	4.5%	9,175	9.0%	39,149	38.4%	28,007	27.4%	13,660	13.4%	7,481	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,572	4.5%
9-12 Years	9,175	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,149	38.4%
Some College	28,007	27.4%
Bach. Degree	13,660	13.4%
Grad Degree	7,481	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	125,914	118,322	7,592	6.0%
1991	126,130	117,414	8,716	6.9%
1992	126,714	118,236	8,478	6.7%
1993	126,078	118,562	7,516	6.0%
1994	127,310	118,648	8,662	6.8%
1995	129,544	121,320	8,224	6.3%
1996	128,664	120,300	8,364	6.5%
1997	127,454	119,718	7,736	6.1%
1998	129,380	122,474	6,906	5.3%
1999	133,082	127,108	5,974	4.5%

2000	126,740	119,930	6,810	5.4%
2001	127,014	119,464	7,550	5.9%
2002	128,060	120,290	7,770	6.1%
2003	128,312	119,946	8,366	6.5%
2004	128,686	121,592	7,094	5.5%
2005	136,080	127,762	8,318	6.1%
2006	137,590	132,402	5,188	3.8%
2007	136,840	131,216	5,624	4.1%
2008	141,014	134,732	6,282	4.5%
2009	139,336	130,222	9,114	6.5%

2010	134,732	124,934	9,798	7.3%
2011	133,596	123,780	9,816	7.3%
2012	131,500	122,538	8,962	6.8%
2013	130,738	122,058	8,680	6.6%
2014	132,310	123,572	8,738	6.6%
2015	132,792	124,130	8,662	6.5%
2016	131,360	123,114	8,246	6.3%
2017	128,732	121,394	7,338	5.7%
2018	127,860	121,104	6,756	5.3%
2019	127,644	121,290	6,354	5.0%

2020	126,650	118,698	7,952	6.3%
2021	127,564	122,226	5,338	4.2%
2022	129,492	125,284	4,208	3.2%
2023	125,586	121,164	4,422	3.5%
2024	128,712	123,438	5,274	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	67,099
Median Value	$165,577

Occupied	55,263	82.4%
Vacant	11,836	17.6%

Owned	37,488	67.8%
Rented	17,775	32.2%
Median Rent	$910

Single-Family Units	47,126	70.2%
Detached	46,120	68.7%
Attached	1,006	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,536	6.8%
Mobile Homes	11,314	16.9%

Alexandria, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Alexandria, LA Metro Area