People QuickFacts Alexandria city Virginia Population, 2012 estimate 146,294 8,185,867 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 139,966 8,001,031 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 4.5% 2.3% Population, 2010 139,966 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.4% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 17.5% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.3% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.7% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 67.4% 71.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 22.4% 19.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.8% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 6.4% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.9% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 16.4% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 53.4% 64.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 78.0% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 24.5% 11.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 29.6% 14.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 91.0% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 60.1% 34.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 11,482 743,070 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.0 27.3  Housing units, 2011 72,709 3,387,654 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 45.0% 68.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 62.4% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $480,300 $254,600 Households, 2007-2011 64,217 2,991,025 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.10 2.57 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $54,892 $33,040 Median household income, 2007-2011 $82,899 $63,302 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 7.8% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Alexandria city Virginia Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 4,525 191,063 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 80,378 3,029,030 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 2.0% 1.0% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 12,279 510,297  Total number of firms, 2007 15,161 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.0% 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6% 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.8% 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.6% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 284,508 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 525,705 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,353,754 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,785 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 471,725 15,340,483 Building permits, 2012 372 27,278     Geography QuickFacts Alexandria city Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 15.03 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 9,314.3 202.6 FIPS Code 510 51 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts