Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,491 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,449 (0.7%)
Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alexandria city is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.
2005 air pollution in Alexandria city:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: District of Columbia, District of Columbia
, Arlington County
, Prince George's County, Maryland
, Fairfax County
.
Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 10,296
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 54.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 32,600 (28% naturalized citizens)
| Alexandria
city: |
25.4% | | Whole
state: |
8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 12,153
- 1990
to 1994: 6,779
- 1985
to 1989: 5,220
- 1980
to 1984: 3,661
- 1975
to 1979: 1,595
- 1970
to 1974: 1,363
- 1970
to 1974: 620
- 1965
to 1969: 1,209
|
Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 25.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 9,533
- One,
attached: 13,571
- Two:
754
- 3
or 4: 1,939
- 5
to 9: 6,461
- 10
to 19: 8,455
- 20
or more: 23,405
- Mobile
homes: 109
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Alexandria city with a mortgage: 13,834 (2,291 second mortgage, 1,569 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,002
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (20%)
- Public
administration (14%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (17%)
- Public
administration (14%)
- Health
care (8%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Computer
specialists (9%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Lawyers
(5%)
- Business
operations specialists (4%)
- Media
and communication equipment workers (3%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Business
operations specialists (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Media
and communication equipment workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- El
Salvador (18%)
- Ethiopia
(8%)
- Honduras
(4%)
- Ghana
(4%)
- Korea
(4%)
- Mexico
(3%)
- Other
Northern Africa (3%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Alexandria city:
|
- Irish
(9%)
- English
(8%)
- German
(8%)
- Italian
(4%)
- United
States or American (3%)
- Ethiopian
(2%)
- African
(2%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 48,487 (63%)
- Carpooled:
10,158 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4,928 (6%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 66 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 7,192 (9%)
- Railroad:
93 (0%)
- Taxi:
358 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
90 (0%)
- Bicycle:
413 (1%)
- Walked:
2,289 (3%)
- Other
means: 424 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,692 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Alexandria city, Virginia
- 948
people in nursing homes
- 412
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 251
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 62
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 62
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 61
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 42
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19
people in religious group quarters
- 14
people in other group homes
- 13
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 8
people in halfway houses
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $84,827.
19.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,847 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
19.31% | | Virginia
average: |
11.06% |
0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,237 average AGI)
| Alexandria
city: |
0.44% | | Virginia
average: |
0.41% |
9.32% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($26,382 average AGI)
9.56% relocated from other states ($26,229 average AGI)
| Alexandria
city: |
9.56% | | Virginia
average: |
4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Fairfax County, VA
|
4.44% ($53,705 average AGI) |
| from
Arlington County, VA
|
2.97% ($58,874) |
| from
District of Columbia, DC
|
1.17% ($63,480) |
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.64% ($39,365) |
| from
Prince William County, VA
|
0.60% ($48,466) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.46% ($51,427) |
| from
Loudoun County, VA
|
0.17% ($69,123) |
20.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,000 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
20.46% | | Virginia
average: |
10.78% |
0.34% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,153 average AGI)
| Alexandria
city: |
0.34% | | Virginia
average: |
0.22% |
11.63% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($32,424 average AGI)
8.49% relocated to other states ($28,424 average AGI)
| Alexandria
city: |
8.49% | | Virginia
average: |
4.13% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Fairfax County, VA
|
6.08% ($58,401 average AGI) |
| to
Arlington County, VA
|
2.13% ($57,951) |
| to
Prince William County, VA
|
1.69% ($45,138) |
| to
District of Columbia, DC
|
1.11% ($64,987) |
| to
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.90% ($44,957) |
| to
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.57% ($63,176) |
| to
Loudoun County, VA
|
0.41% ($77,056) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.1
Births
per 1000 population in Alexandria city
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Alexandria city |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Alexandria city |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,696 (18,039 aged, 1,657 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 126,375
- In
family households: 83,918 (19,124 male householders, 9,029 female householders)
20,974
spouses, 24,371 children (22,791 natural, 664 adopted, 916 stepchildren), 1,278 grandchildren, 2,147 brothers or sisters, 1,075 parents, 2,664 other relatives, 3,256 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 42,457 (15,463 male householders (11,522 living alone)), 18,352 female householders (15,358 living alone)), 8,642 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,908 (1,475 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 13,708 2-persons, 6,426 3-persons, 4,428 4-persons, 2,037 5-persons, 904 6-persons, 650 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 26,880 1-person, 5,882 2-persons, 737 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 21 6-persons.
12,987 married couples with children.
6,009 single-parent households (1,054 men, 4,955 women).
70.0% of residents of Alexandria city speak English at home.
14.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,104,864,000 ($32018 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,438,592,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $646,989,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $162,822,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,968,000
Federal grants: $242,999,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,358,698,000 ($1,684,955,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $684,388,000 ($451,945,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,427,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $71,203,000
Federal Government insurance: $209,998,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 13,010
| Here: |
96 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,162
| Here: |
31 per 1000 residents | | State: | 40
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +10,545
| Here: |
+78 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -21,051
| Here: |
-156 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Alexandria city |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,213
- 1995
to 1998: 3,311
- 1990
to 1994: 2,554
- 1980
to 1989: 7,651
- 1970
to 1979: 14,141
- 1960
to 1969: 11,988
- 1950
to 1959: 8,602
- 1940
to 1949: 8,125
- 1939
or earlier: 6,666
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria city, Virginia:
|
- 1
room: 212
- 2
rooms: 691
- 3
rooms: 1,762
- 4
rooms: 3,342
- 5
rooms: 4,146
- 6
rooms: 4,519
- 7
rooms: 3,886
- 8
rooms: 3,065
- 9
or more rooms: 3,104
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria city, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 4,559
- 2
rooms: 5,748
- 3
rooms: 9,141
- 4
rooms: 8,559
- 5
rooms: 5,533
- 6
rooms: 2,086
- 7
rooms: 886
- 8
rooms: 395
- 9
or more rooms: 255
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexandria city: |
- no
bedroom: 272
- 1
bedroom: 2,980
- 2
bedrooms: 7,897
- 3
bedrooms: 9,354
- 4
bedrooms: 3,406
- 5
or more bedrooms: 818
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alexandria city: |
- no
bedroom: 5,426
- 1
bedroom: 16,276
- 2
bedrooms: 11,396
- 3
bedrooms: 3,593
- 4
bedrooms: 409
- 5
or more bedrooms: 62
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Alexandria city in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 1,137
- 1
vehicle: 11,539
- 2
vehicles: 9,422
- 3
vehicles: 2,178
- 4
vehicles: 315
- 5
or more vehicles: 136
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Alexandria city in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 5,816
- 1
vehicle: 20,897
- 2
vehicles: 8,741
- 3
vehicles: 1,280
- 4
vehicles: 287
- 5
or more vehicles: 141
|
40% of Alexandria city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Virginia.
| Alexandria
city: |
40.5% | | State
average: | 53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 27840
- Northeast:
21004
- Midwest:
11976
- South:
26329
- West:
5979
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $199,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (49%)
- Electricity
(44%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,399
| Here: |
16.3% | | Virginia: |
9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 671
| Here: |
15.8% | | Virginia: |
8.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,417
| Here: |
23.6% | | Virginia: |
20.6% |
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