Cities / Louisiana / Alexandria

Alexandria, LA

45,133 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Lafayette)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 78.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MSY

158 mi — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Population & People

Population

45,133

Median age

37.6

Median household income

$47,113

Poverty rate

27.0%

Unemployment rate

5.2%

Bachelor's degree+

25.3%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$183,700

Median gross rent

$931/mo

Homeownership rate

51.92%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,007

HUD Fair Market Rent (Louisiana statewide average across 64 areas — not specific to Alexandria), 2026. Efficiency $763, 1BR $832, 2BR $1007, 3BR $1298, 4BR $1508. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Louisiana commercial electricity

11.2¢/kWh

Louisiana industrial electricity

6.23¢/kWh

Louisiana residential electricity

12.57¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

340079.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

259927.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Louisiana

381.58

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Louisiana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

158 mi away

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

195 mi away

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

204 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Louisiana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Louisiana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).