Population

160,662

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$735,100

Owner-occupied units

Alexandria, VA

Virginia · 38.819° N, 77.084° W · 15 sq mi

Alexandria is a city in Virginia, with a population of 160,662 and about 10,757 residents per square mile. The median household earns $119,681 a year, and the median home is worth $735,100.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

15 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

10,757

People per square mile

Rank by population

#172

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#741

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$119,681

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,089

Per month

Homeownership

42.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28.4 min

One way

People

Median age

37.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

66.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

24.9%

Households

76,096

2.04 people each

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 24.9^%

Education & health care 17.5^%

Public administration 15.2^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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Cities near Alexandria

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Washington, DC7 mi · 693,645
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Waldorf, MD17 mi · 82,943
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