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Alexandria, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Alexandria is a Census city of 14,735 people across 17.20 square miles of land, in Douglas County. Median household income is $61,374, 57.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 75 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alexandria
What Alexandria is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.2 sq mi
- Water area0.71 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land856
- County holding the largest share of its areaDouglas County, 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
- Population14,735
- Median age40.8
- Population under 182,964
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over3,590
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent
- Households6,975
- Family households3,674
- Share of households that are families52.7 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$61,374
- Per capita income$41,095
- Civilian labor force7,662
- Employed7,387
- Unemployed275 plus or minus 122
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over10,227
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alexandria
- Housing units7,715
- Occupied units6,975
- Vacant units740 plus or minus 262
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied4,002
- Renter occupied2,973
- Ownership rate57.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$275,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$934
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent
- Single family units4,622
- Share single family59.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,828
- Share in buildings of two or more36.7 percent
- Mobile homes265 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built1984
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 commute6,672
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,117
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more953 plus or minus 237
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
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))
- Approvals75
- Gross approval$28,168,800
- Average approval$375,584
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$793,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported695
- Jobs per approval9.3
- Loans with a final outcome31
- Paid in full31
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.7 percent
- Share to franchises8.0 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alexandria, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
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)
- Approvals59
- Gross approval$40,624,000
- Average approval$688,542
- Median approval$457,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported459
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alexandria, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 18 loans have 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.
Douglas County, not Alexandria
Douglas County context, not Alexandria figures
- Establishments in Douglas County1,394
- Covered employment, Douglas County19,527
- Average annual pay, Douglas County$57,062
- Housing units permitted, Douglas County285
Every figure in this section is published for Douglas County 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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What this page does not hold.
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, Minnesota?
14,735, in 6,975 households. Alexandria city covers 17.20 square miles of land, which is 856 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?
Douglas County, 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?
$61,374. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $275,300. Median gross rent is $934 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?
75 7(a) approvals totaling $28.2 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 59 504 approvals worth $40.6 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?
Of the 31 loans that have reached a final outcome, 31 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
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 Douglas County 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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