Alexandria is a relatively large city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 159,102 people and 93 associated neighborhoods, Alexandria is the eighth largest community in Virginia. Alexandria home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Alexandria real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Alexandria is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Alexandria is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alexandria who work in management occupations (17.12%), business and financial occupations (11.16%), and computer science and math (8.08%). Also of interest is that Alexandria has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Alexandria is also a city of artists. Alexandria has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Alexandria’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 28.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Alexandria use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Alexandria‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Alexandria is a pretty powerful place. 66.16% of the adults in Alexandria have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Alexandria in 2022 was $79,474, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $317,896 for a family of four. However, Alexandria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alexandria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alexandria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alexandria residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alexandria also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alexandria include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Ethiopian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Alexandria's cultural character, accounting for 24.91% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Alexandria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
