Demographic Profiles Table of Contents

  • DP1 General Demographic Characteristics
  • DP2 Social Characteristics
  • DP3 Economic Characteristics
  • DP4 Housing Characteristics

General Demographic Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Alexandria city, Virginia
Area 2: Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV PMSA (VA part)
Area 3: Virginia
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
Total population 128,283 100.00 2,167,757 100.00 7,078,515 100.00
  Male 61,974 48.31 1,075,927 49.63 3,471,895 49.05
  Female 66,309 51.69 1,091,830 50.37 3,606,620 50.95
  Under 5 years 7,962 6.21 157,434 7.26 461,982 6.53
  5 to 9 years 5,953 4.64 159,007 7.34 495,084 6.99
  10 to 14 years 4,722 3.68 151,689 7.00 495,955 7.01
  15 to 19 years 4,739 3.69 132,182 6.10 484,065 6.84
  20 to 24 years 9,919 7.73 128,465 5.93 480,574 6.79
  25 to 34 years 32,571 25.39 365,967 16.88 1,036,965 14.65
  35 to 44 years 23,186 18.07 402,745 18.58 1,200,690 16.96
  45 to 54 years 17,641 13.75 322,240 14.87 999,256 14.12
  55 to 59 years 6,117 4.77 108,653 5.01 358,442 5.06
  60 to 64 years 3,868 3.02 71,148 3.28 273,169 3.86
  65 to 74 years 5,695 4.44 94,134 4.34 432,456 6.11
  75 to 84 years 4,204 3.28 56,552 2.61 272,611 3.85
  85 years and over 1,706 1.33 17,541 0.81 87,266 1.23
Median age (years) 34.40 34.70 35.70
  18 years and over 106,746 83.21 1,613,264 74.42 5,340,253 75.44
    Male 51,063 39.80 791,662 36.52 2,582,793 36.49
    Female 55,683 43.41 821,602 37.90 2,757,460 38.96
  21 years and over 103,726 80.86 1,545,625 71.30 5,039,883 71.20
  62 years and over 13,800 10.76 207,459 9.57 948,784 13.40
  65 years and over 11,605 9.05 168,227 7.76 792,333 11.19
    Male 4,341 3.38 70,463 3.25 322,801 4.56
    Female 7,264 5.66 97,764 4.51 469,532 6.63
RACE            
  One race 122,800 95.73 2,095,498 96.67 6,935,446 97.98
  White 76,702 59.79 1,570,760 72.46 5,120,110 72.33
  Black or African American 28,915 22.54 244,197 11.26 1,390,293 19.64
  American Indian and Alaska Native 355 0.28 6,517 0.30 21,172 0.30
  Asian 7,249 5.65 178,260 8.22 261,025 3.69
    Asian Indian 1,629 1.27 36,472 1.68 48,815 0.69
    Chinese 912 0.71 24,980 1.15 36,966 0.52
    Filipino 1,107 0.86 19,780 0.91 47,609 0.67
    Japanese 296 0.23 5,329 0.25 9,080 0.13
    Korean 1,335 1.04 35,142 1.62 45,279 0.64
    Vietnamese 510 0.40 29,093 1.34 37,309 0.53
    Other Asian 1,460 1.14 27,464 1.27 35,967 0.51
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 112 0.09 1,676 0.08 3,946 0.06
    Native Hawaiian 24 0.02 448 0.02 1,023 0.01
    Guamanian or Chamorro 25 0.02 538 0.02 1,310 0.02
    Samoan 22 0.02 240 0.01 631 0.01
    Other Pacific Islander 41 0.03 450 0.02 982 0.01
  Some other race 9,467 7.38 94,088 4.34 138,900 1.96
  Two or more races 5,483 4.27 72,259 3.33 143,069 2.02
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:            
    White 80,473 62.73 1,629,171 75.15 5,233,601 73.94
    Black or African American 30,769 23.99 263,317 12.15 1,441,207 20.36
    American Indian and Alaska Native 946 0.74 16,683 0.77 52,864 0.75
    Asian 8,606 6.71 202,901 9.36 304,559 4.30
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 282 0.22 4,211 0.19 9,984 0.14
    Some other race 12,988 10.12 127,974 5.90 190,308 2.69
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE            
  Total population 128,283 100.00 2,167,757 100.00 7,078,515 100.00
    Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,882 14.72 218,978 10.10 329,540 4.66
      Mexican 1,829 1.43 32,743 1.51 73,979 1.05
      Puerto Rican 1,116 0.87 15,630 0.72 41,131 0.58
      Cuban 280 0.22 4,255 0.20 8,332 0.12
      Other Hispanic or Latino 15,657 12.21 166,350 7.67 206,098 2.91
    Not Hispanic or Latino 109,401 85.28 1,948,779 89.90 6,748,975 95.34
      White alone 68,889 53.70 1,466,247 67.64 4,965,637 70.15
RELATIONSHIP            
  Total population 128,283 100.00 2,167,757 100.00 7,078,515 100.00
  In households 126,382 98.52 2,138,836 98.67 6,847,117 96.73
    Householder 61,889 48.24 805,642 37.16 2,699,173 38.13
    Spouse 19,905 15.52 446,649 20.60 1,426,044 20.15
    Child 24,087 18.78 633,152 29.21 1,991,214 28.13
      Own child under 18 years 18,996 14.81 511,712 23.61 1,561,010 22.05
    Other relatives 7,836 6.11 117,477 5.42 355,604 5.02
      Under 18 years 1,948 1.52 32,981 1.52 138,678 1.96
    Nonrelatives 12,665 9.87 135,916 6.27 375,082 5.30
  Unmarried partner 3,566 2.78 37,766 1.74 126,365 1.79
  In group quarters 1,901 1.48 28,921 1.33 231,398 3.27
    Institutionalized population 1,439 1.12 15,581 0.72 111,484 1.57
    Noninstitutionalized population 462 0.36 13,340 0.62 119,914 1.69
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE            
  Total households 61,889 100.00 805,642 100.00 2,699,173 100.00
    Family households (families) 27,749 44.84 547,940 68.01 1,847,796 68.46
      With own children under 18 years 11,487 18.56 281,294 34.92 881,893 32.67
      Married-couple family 19,905 32.16 446,649 55.44 1,426,044 52.83
        With own children under 18 years 7,666 12.39 226,222 28.08 645,504 23.91
    Female householder,no husband present 5,700 9.21 72,372 8.98 320,290 11.87
      With own children under 18 years 3,100 5.01 42,053 5.22 186,591 6.91
    Nonfamily households 34,140 55.16 257,702 31.99 851,377 31.54
    Householder living alone 26,890 43.45 194,850 24.19 676,907 25.08
      Householder 65 years and over 4,217 6.81 41,647 5.17 216,588 8.02
  Households with individuals under 18 years 12,673 20.48 300,975 37.36 968,736 35.89
  Households with individuals 65 years and over 8,553 13.82 121,654 15.10 565,204 20.94
  Average household size 2.04 2.65 2.54
  Average family size 2.87 3.19 3.04
HOUSING OCCUPANCY            
  Total housing units 64,251 100.00 835,754 100.00 2,904,192 100.00
    Occupied housing units 61,889 96.32 805,642 96.40 2,699,173 92.94
    Vacant housing units 2,362 3.68 30,112 3.60 205,019 7.06
      For seasonal, recreational,or occasional use 523 0.81 7,017 0.84 54,696 1.88
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1 1 2
  Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.40 2.90 5.20
HOUSING TENURE            
  Occupied housing units 61,889 96.32 805,642 96.40 2,699,173 92.94
    Owner-occupied housing units 24,745 38.51 538,975 64.49 1,837,939 63.29
    Renter-occupied housing units 37,144 57.81 266,667 31.91 861,234 29.65
  Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.03 2.78 2.62
  Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.05 2.41 2.36


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Social Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Alexandria city, Virginia
Area 2: Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV PMSA (VA part)
Area 3: Virginia
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT            
  Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 26,509 100.00 582,195 100.00 1,868,101 100.00
  Nursery school, preschool 2,078 7.84 45,235 7.77 125,701 6.73
  Kindergarten 1,297 4.89 32,971 5.66 101,127 5.41
  Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,594 32.42 250,447 43.02 806,445 43.17
  High school (grades 9-12) 4,244 16.01 117,522 20.19 384,028 20.56
  College or graduate school 10,296 38.84 136,020 23.36 450,800 24.13
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT            
  Population 25 years and over 95,730 100.00 1,442,772 100.00 4,666,574 100.00
  Less than 9th grade 6,282 6.56 69,272 4.80 338,184 7.25
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,315 6.60 93,935 6.51 526,426 11.28
  High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,115 12.66 261,059 18.09 1,212,463 25.98
  Some college, no degree 14,823 15.48 267,719 18.56 951,700 20.39
  Associate degree 4,213 4.40 78,519 5.44 262,813 5.63
  Bachelor's degree 28,272 29.53 384,309 26.64 835,011 17.89
  Graduate or professional degree 23,710 24.77 287,959 19.96 539,977 11.57
  Percent high school graduate or higher 86.80 88.70 81.50
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher 54.30 46.60 29.50
MARITAL STATUS            
  Population 15 years and over 109,660 100.00 1,699,313 100.00 5,623,628 100.00
  Never married 42,714 38.95 470,077 27.66 1,473,063 26.19
  Now married, except separated 47,239 43.08 981,084 57.73 3,132,259 55.70
  Separated 3,109 2.84 39,935 2.35 163,486 2.91
  Widowed 5,031 4.59 68,852 4.05 350,451 6.23
    Female 4,174 3.81 56,358 3.32 286,985 5.10
  Divorced 11,567 10.55 139,365 8.20 504,369 8.97
    Female 6,855 5.34 82,972 3.83 290,268 4.10
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS            
  Grandparent living in household w/one or more own grandchildren under 18 yrs 1,573 1.23 37,615 1.74 140,015 1.98
  Grandparent responsible for grandchildren 622 0.48 12,468 0.58 59,464 0.84
VETERAN STATUS            
  Civilian population 18 years and over 104,890 81.76 1,582,974 73.02 5,211,916 73.63
  Civilian veterans 11,828 9.22 225,180 10.39 786,359 11.11
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION            
  Population 5 to 20 years 16,234 12.65 460,410 21.24 1,549,749 21.89
    With a disability 1,405 1.10 32,176 1.48 125,668 1.78
  Population 21 to 64 years 90,216 70.33 1,345,031 62.05 4,073,957 57.55
    With a disability 12,084 9.42 172,620 7.96 712,330 10.06
      Percent employed 65.90 69.20 58.50
    No disability 78,132 60.91 1,172,411 54.08 3,361,627 47.49
      Percent employed 83 82 80
  Population 65 years and over 10,486 8.17 158,576 7.32 753,882 10.65
    With a disability 4,070 3.17 56,132 2.59 317,085 4.48
RESIDENCE IN 1995            
  Population 5 years and over 120,272 100.00 2,011,246 100.00 6,619,266 100.00
  Same house in 1995 44,100 36.67 944,694 46.97 3,453,486 52.17
  Different house in the U.S. in 1995 64,796 53.87 939,511 46.71 2,960,329 44.72
    Same county 18,747 15.59 345,111 17.16 1,196,930 18.08
    Different county 46,049 38.29 594,400 29.55 1,763,399 26.64
    Same state 19,941 16.58 276,444 13.74 941,661 14.23
    Different state 26,108 21.71 317,956 15.81 821,738 12.41
    Elsewhere in 1995 11,376 9.46 127,041 6.32 205,451 3.10
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH            
  Total population 128,283 100.00 2,167,757 100.00 7,078,515 100.00
  Native 95,683 74.59 1,767,835 81.55 6,508,236 91.94
    Born in United States 93,128 72.60 1,720,157 79.35 6,402,682 90.45
      State of residence 27,840 21.70 651,905 30.07 3,676,255 51.94
      Different state 65,288 50.89 1,068,252 49.28 2,726,427 38.52
    Born outside United States 2,555 1.99 47,678 2.20 105,554 1.49
  Foreign born 32,600 25.41 399,922 18.45 570,279 8.06
    Entered 1990 to March 2000 18,932 14.76 195,938 9.04 269,121 3.80
    Naturalized citizen 9,248 7.21 154,458 7.13 232,767 3.29
    Not a citizen 23,352 18.20 245,464 11.32 337,512 4.77
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN            
  Total (excluding born at sea) 32,600 100.00 399,914 100.00 570,271 100.00
  Europe 2,790 8.56 44,330 11.08 86,612 15.19
  Asia 8,059 24.72 168,861 42.22 235,374 41.27
  Africa 7,665 23.51 35,092 8.77 42,509 7.45
  Oceania 62 0.19 1,582 0.40 2,807 0.49
  Latin America 13,557 41.59 143,971 36.00 189,809 33.28
  Northern America 467 1.43 6,078 1.52 13,160 2.31
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME            
  Population 5 years and over 120,272 100.00 2,011,246 100.00 6,619,266 100.00
  English only 84,234 70.04 1,545,654 76.85 5,884,075 88.89
  Language other than English 36,038 29.96 465,592 23.15 735,191 11.11
    Speak English less than "very well" 17,163 14.27 205,798 10.23 303,729 4.59
  Spanish 17,368 14.44 196,992 9.79 316,274 4.78
    Speak English less than "very well" 10,313 8.57 105,205 5.23 151,938 2.30
  Other Indo-European languages 7,523 6.25 112,978 5.62 195,846 2.96
    Speak English less than "very well" 2,322 1.93 30,582 1.52 53,125 0.80
  Asian and Pacific Island languages 4,092 3.40 114,151 5.68 170,136 2.57
    Speak English less than "very well" 2,010 1.67 56,611 2.81 82,167 1.24
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)            
  Total population 128,283 100.00 2,167,757 100.00 7,078,515 100.00
  Total ancestries reported 139,758 108.95 2,377,749 109.69 6,770,807 95.65
    Arab 1,979 1.54 28,683 1.32 41,663 0.59
    Czech 813 0.63 12,040 0.56 25,126 0.35
    Danish 514 0.40 8,508 0.39 17,083 0.24
    Dutch 1,327 1.03 26,330 1.21 80,104 1.13
    English 13,465 10.50 256,178 11.82 788,849 11.14
    French (except Basque) 2,762 2.15 54,068 2.49 143,414 2.03
    French Canadian 688 0.54 15,926 0.73 38,400 0.54
    German 14,355 11.19 313,909 14.48 828,664 11.71
    Greek 629 0.49 12,733 0.59 25,846 0.37
    Hungarian 729 0.57 12,558 0.58 25,783 0.36
    Irish 14,638 11.41 278,302 12.84 696,315 9.84
    Italian 5,885 4.59 115,317 5.32 257,129 3.63
    Lithuanian 453 0.35 7,259 0.33 12,837 0.18
    Norwegian 1,256 0.98 21,262 0.98 46,877 0.66
    Polish 3,048 2.38 60,157 2.78 124,647 1.76
    Portuguese 292 0.23 5,874 0.27 12,031 0.17
    Russian 1,665 1.30 25,736 1.19 45,076 0.64
    Scotch-Irish 2,581 2.01 47,276 2.18 158,639 2.24
    Scottish 3,255 2.54 56,226 2.59 153,447 2.17
    Slovak 479 0.37 7,512 0.35 13,199 0.19
    Subsaharan African 8,500 6.63 37,918 1.75 69,775 0.99
    Swedish 1,323 1.03 23,632 1.09 50,873 0.72
    Swiss 462 0.36 7,890 0.36 18,257 0.26
    Ukrainian 405 0.32 7,775 0.36 15,056 0.21
    United States or American 3,904 3.04 142,446 6.57 808,386 11.42
    Welsh 967 0.75 20,376 0.94 48,646 0.69
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) 729 0.57 8,602 0.40 23,149 0.33
    Other ancestries 52,655 41.05 763,256 35.21 2,201,536 31.10


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Economic Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Alexandria city, Virginia
Area 2: Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV PMSA (VA part)
Area 3: Virginia
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
EMPLOYMENT STATUS            
  Population 16 years and over 108,764 100.00 1,671,174 100.00 5,529,980 100.00
  In labor force 80,949 74.43 1,233,774 73.83 3,694,663 66.81
    Civilian labor force 79,088 72.72 1,202,264 71.94 3,563,772 64.44
      Employed 76,584 70.41 1,168,573 69.93 3,412,647 61.71
      Unemployed 2,504 2.30 33,691 2.02 151,125 2.73
      Percent of civilian labor force