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Population (year 2000): 128,283. Estimated
population in July 2005: 135,337 (+5.5% change)
Males: 61,974 (48.3%), Females: 66,309 (51.7%)
Zip codes:
22301,
22302,
22303,
22304,
22305,
22306,
22307,
22308,
22309,
22310,
22311,
22312,
22314,
22315.
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $56,054 (year 2000)
Median house value: $252,800 (year 2000)
Races in Alexandria:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.7%)
- Black (22.5%)
- Hispanic (14.7%)
- Other race (7.4%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- Asian Indian (1.3%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (11.4%), German (11.2%),
English (10.5%), Subsaharan African (6.6%), Italian (4.6%),
United States (3.0%).
Elevation: 30 feet
Land area: 15.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alexandria
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 24.8%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alexandria city
- Never married: 39.0%
- Now married: 43.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 10.5%
25.4% Foreign born (10.6% Latin America, 6.3%
Asia, 6.0% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +17,016
(+15.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Alexandria:
- INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL (4320 SEMINARY RD)
- LYNN HOUSE OF POTOMAC VALLEY (4400 BRADDOCK
ROAD)
- MT VERNON HOSPITAL (2501 PARKERS LANE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alexandria:
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 4 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 15 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID:
ADW)
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alexandria:
- SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC;
ID: 09W)
- POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; ID:
VKX)
- WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD (about 13 miles;
CLINTON, MD; ID: W32)
Amtrak station:
ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Alexandria:
- STRAYER UNIVERSITY-ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 771; Location: 2730 EISENHOWER
AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.strayer.edu;
Offers Master's degree)
- PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN VA
(FT enrollment: 109; Location: 3737 SEMINARY RD;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.VTS.EDU; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- TESST TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
88; Location: 6315 BREN MAR DRIVE; Private, for-profit;
Website: TESST.com)
- CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-ALEXANDRIA (FT
enrollment: 77; Location: 2762 DUKE ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
- VICTOR BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: 7732 D
RICHMOND HWY; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alexandria:
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON,
DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
- HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT
enrollment: 9,297)
- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ARLINGTON, VA;
FT enrollment: 2,479)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 9
miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC;
FT enrollment: 8,859)
- CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 10 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
Public high schools in Alexandria:
- HAYFIELD SECONDARY (Students: 3,946;
Location: 7630 TELEGRAPH RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
- T. C. WILLIAMS HIGH (Students: 2,825;
Location: 3330 KING ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST POTOMAC HIGH (Students: 2,112; Location:
6500 QUANDER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- EDISON HIGH (Students: 1,804; Location: 5801
FRANCONIA RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH (Students: 1,755; Location:
8515 OLD MOUNT VERNON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,681; Location: 6560 BRADDOCK RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BRYANT ALTERNATIVE HIGH (Students: 518;
Location: 2709 POPKINS LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Alexandria:
- ISLAMIC SAUDI ACADEMY (Students: 1,084;
Location: 8333 RICHMOND HWY.; Grades: PK - 12)
- BISHOP IRETON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 819;
Location: 201 CAMBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 412;
Location: 1200 NORTH QUAKER LANE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- ENGLESIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 223;
Location: 8428 HIGHLAND LANE; Grades: PK - 12)
- LEARY SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location: 6349
LINCOLNIA ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- FOUNDATION SCH OF ALEXANDRIA (Students: 75;
Location: 25 SOUTH QUAKER LANE; Grades: 6 - 12)
- THORNTON FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 43;
Location: 3830 SEMINARY ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Alexandria:
- FRANCIS C HAMMOND MIDDLE (Students: 1,274;
Location: 4646 SEMINARY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SANDBURG MIDDLE (Students: 1,218; Location:
8428 FORT HUNT RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GLASGOW MIDDLE (Students: 1,115; Location:
4101 FAIRFAX PKWY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TWAIN MIDDLE (Students: 1,078; Location: 4700
FRANCONIA RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE (Students: 1,059;
Location: 1005 MT VERNON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WHITMAN MIDDLE (Students: 1,006; Location:
2500 PARKERS LN; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HOLMES MIDDLE (Students: 819; Location: 6525
MONTROSE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROSE HILL ELEM. (Students: 805; Location:
6301 ROSE HILL DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- LANE ELEM. (Students: 692; Location: 7137
BEULAH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- PARKLAWN ELEM. (Students: 689; Location: 4116
BRADDOCK RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Alexandria:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 695;
Location: 400 GREEN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST LOUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 478;
Location: 2901 POPKINS LN-GROVTN; Grades: KG - 8)
- BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL AND E (Students:
365; Location: 1417 WEST BRADDOCK ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- BROWNE ACADEMY (Students: 329; Location: 5917
TELEGRAPH ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CALVARY ROAD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 312;
Location: 6811 BEULAH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ALEXANDRIA COUNTRY DAY (Students: 292;
Location: 2400 RUSSELL RD; Grades: KG - 8)
- QUEEN OF APOSTLES CATHOLIC SCH (Students:
284; Location: 4409 SANO STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- BURGUNDY FARM COUNTRY DAY SCHO (Students:
279; Location: 3700 BURGUNDY ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST RITA SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location: 3801
RUSSELL RD; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST AIDANS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students:
132; Location: 8531 RIVERSIDE ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Alexandria:
- ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY (Operating income:
$4,695,824; Location: 5005 DUKE STREET; 458,017 books;
12,218 audio materials; 5,102 video materials; 602
serial subscriptions)
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