Alexandria, Kentucky demographics

Alexandria, KY demographics: median age 37.9; 35.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alexandria city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2100802. The survey estimates a population of 10,562 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alexandria is 37.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 3,732 households (±273). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 37.9 ±2.4 39.1 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,562
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Under 18 2,615 ±356 24.8% ±3.4 pp 22.6% 22.0%
18–34 2,259 ±359 21.4% ±3.4 pp 22.2% 22.8%
35–64 3,880 ±395 36.7% ±3.7 pp 37.9% 38.0%
65 and older 1,808 ±265 17.1% ±2.5 pp 17.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,562
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Male 4,921 ±230 46.6% ±2.2 pp 49.5% 49.5%
Female 5,641 ±237 53.4% ±2.2 pp 50.5% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,562
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
White alone 9,649 ±369 91.4% ±3.4 pp 82.6% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 265 ±202 · low precision 2.5% ±1.9 pp · low precision 7.6% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 273 ±191 · low precision 2.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision 1.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.7% 7.1%
Two or more races 375 ±193 · low precision 3.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision 6.2% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,562
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,444 ±123 98.9% ±1.0 pp 95.0% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 118 ±107 · low precision 1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision 5.0% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,732
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Married-couple family 2,402 ±177 64.4% ±0.6 pp 46.6% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 118 ±67 · low precision 3.2% ±1.8 pp · low precision 5.3% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 313 ±121 8.4% ±3.2 pp 12.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 757 ±201 20.3% ±5.2 pp 29.8% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 142 ±64 3.8% ±1.7 pp 6.3% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,732
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,372 ±143 36.8% ±2.7 pp 29.8% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 2,360 ±315 63.2% ±7.1 pp 70.2% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,732
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 757 ±201 20.3% ±5.2 pp 29.8% 28.7%
Two-person households 1,193 ±212 32.0% ±5.2 pp 34.9% 33.8%
Three-person households 496 ±139 13.3% ±3.6 pp 15.5% 15.3%
Four-person households 683 ±146 18.3% ±3.7 pp 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 292 ±134 7.8% ±3.6 pp 5.2% 5.9%
Six-person households 234 ±91 6.3% ±2.4 pp 1.9% 2.2%
Seven or more people 77 ±60 · low precision 2.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision 1.1% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,562
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Native 10,209 ±217 96.7% ±2.0 pp 95.3% 85.9%
Foreign born 353 ±203 · low precision 3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision 4.7% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,911
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
English only 9,570 ±267 96.6% ±1.9 pp 93.2% 77.7%
Spanish 38 ±42 · low precision 0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision 3.4% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 36 ±35 · low precision 0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 154 ±103 · low precision 1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 10 ±17 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 13 ±22 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 90 ±130 · low precision 0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.5% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,055
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Less than high school graduate 331 ±135 4.7% ±1.9 pp 11.1% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 2,182 ±313 30.9% ±4.3 pp 32.6% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,276 ±234 18.1% ±3.2 pp 19.7% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 777 ±176 11.0% ±2.5 pp 9.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,560 ±285 22.1% ±3.9 pp 16.2% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 929 ±210 13.2% ±2.9 pp 11.3% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,406
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Kentucky U.S.
Same house 9,222 ±519 88.6% ±4.9 pp 87.5% 87.7%
Moved within same county 478 ±256 · low precision 4.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision 6.3% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 585 ±315 · low precision 5.6% ±3.0 pp · low precision 3.4% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 99 ±76 · low precision 1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 22 ±35 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.2% of Alexandria residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Alexandria Kentucky U.S. Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 3.2% ±1.5 pp 6.0% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 93.4% ±9.5 pp 88.6% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.7% ±1.4 pp 6.5% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Alexandria . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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