Alexandria is a relatively large city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 155,525 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.

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: 22.11% 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.

One thing that you will notice about Alexandria is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Alexandria a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In Alexandria, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.68 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Alexandria is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Alexandria area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, Alexandria is a pretty powerful place. 66.00% 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 2018 was $75,884, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $303,536 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 16.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alexandria include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Ethiopian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Alexandria's cultural character, accounting for 24.46% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Alexandria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.