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Alexandria, VA
159,102 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 5101000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Alexandria ranked #258 of 340 cities and 13th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Alexandria and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Woodbridge NJ, Quincy MA, Torrance CA, Coral Springs FL, Stamford CT, Richardson TX, Orange CA, Huntington Beach CA, Fullerton CA, Edison NJ, Sandy Springs GA, San Mateo CA, Carrollton TX · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #258 of 340 cities · 13th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #245 | #185 | #166 | #104 | #154 | #180 | #87 | #86 | #152 | #99 | #191 | #144 | #189 | #184 | #192 | #295 | #167 | #138 | #258 | #126 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 128,181 | 127,676 | 129,175 | 132,949 | 137,523 | 140,729 | 144,219 | 147,291 | 149,637 | 151,375 | 153,654 | 156,698 | 159,215 | 159,069 | 159,428 | 159,144 | 155,129 | 155,235 | 156,271 | 159,102 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #279 of 340 cities · 11th of 14 in its peer group | -2.7 | -2.9 | -1.3 | +0.6 | +1.3 | — | +0.0 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -0.9 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #260 of 271 cities with data · 10th of 11 in its peer group with data | 7.9 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 5.3 | — | 12.3 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #50 of 340 cities · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | 20.2% | 18.1% | 18.3% | 18.0% | 20.9% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 20.7% | — | 21.6% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 20.3% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #56 of 304 cities with data · 7th of 10 in its peer group with data | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | — | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #91 of 295 cities with data · 9th of 11 in its peer group with data | 30.4 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 18.1 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 27.6 | 38.7 | 32.2 | 42.2 | 28.3 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 87,146 | 88,070 | 88,165 | 86,835 | 82,895 | 97,018 | 93,925 | 94,893 | 88,719 | 91,424 | 91,156 | 94,240 | 93,657 | 90,967 | 89,611 | 82,700 | 81,591 | 84,091 | 79,808 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #328 of 329 cities with data · 14th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -2.9 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -19.2 | -5.2 | +0.1 | -7.0 | +2.5 | -1.8 | +0.7 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -8.0 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87,396 | 89,274 | 92,510 | 94,479 | 94,889 | 94,342 | 98,823 | 96,362 | 99,391 | — | 95,076 | 94,625 | 93,118 | 100,920 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #5 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.9% | — | 4.3% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 2.1% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #196 of 314 cities with data · 7th of 12 in its peer group with data | 8% | 15% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 18% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #303 of 314 cities with data · 12th of 12 in its peer group with data | $5,900 | $6,540 | $4,833 | $4,296 | $5,455 | $5,020 | $5,220 | $5,387 | $5,650 | $6,674 | $6,606 | $6,299 | $6,542 | $6,603 | $6,358 | $7,387 | $7,030 | $7,959 | $8,747 | $10,377 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Alexandria. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.