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Alexandria, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Alexandria is a Census city of 44,060 people across 28.48 square miles of land, in Rapides Parish. Median household income is $47,113, 51.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alexandria
What Alexandria is
- Census place typecity
- Land area28.48 sq mi
- Water area0.7 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,547
- County holding the largest share of its areaRapides Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Alexandria
- Population44,060
- Median age37.6
- Population under 1810,186
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over7,531
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households17,233
- Family households10,409
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alexandria
- Median household income$47,113
- Per capita income$29,639
- Civilian labor force20,279
- Employed19,218
- Unemployed1,061 plus or minus 237
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over29,750
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alexandria
- Housing units21,100
- Occupied units17,233
- Vacant units3,867
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent
- Owner occupied8,948
- Renter occupied8,285
- Ownership rate51.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$183,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$931
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.7 percent
- Single family units15,054
- Share single family71.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,405
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent
- Mobile homes641 plus or minus 250
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alexandria gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,716
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,921
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,950 plus or minus 463
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alexandria (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$19,637,700
- Average approval$654,590
- Median approval$207,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,862,700
- Largest approval$4,650,000
- Jobs supported491
- Jobs per approval16.4
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.3 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alexandria, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Alexandria (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,232,000
- Average approval$410,667
- Median approval$462,000
- Largest approval$620,000
- Jobs supported76
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alexandria, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Alexandria
- NFIP communityCity of Alexandria
- NFIP community number220146
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/97
The City of Alexandria participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220146 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rapides Parish, not Alexandria
Rapides Parish context, not Alexandria figures
- Establishments in Rapides Parish3,172
- Covered employment, Rapides Parish56,422
- Average annual pay, Rapides Parish$51,777
- Housing units permitted, Rapides Parish237
Every figure in this section is published for Rapides Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Alexandria.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alexandria questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alexandria, Louisiana?
44,060, in 17,233 households. Alexandria city covers 28.48 square miles of land, which is 1,547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alexandria in?
Rapides Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alexandria?
$47,113. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,700. Median gross rent is $931 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alexandria businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $19.6 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $207,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alexandria, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alexandria borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alexandria. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Alexandria in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alexandria appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alexandria, city of, community 220146, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Alexandria figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rapides Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alexandria.
Is zoning published for Alexandria?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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