Alexander City, AL Population

Overview

14,765

Total Population

40.9

Median age

51.44%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

71.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

875

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alexander City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alexander City is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alexander City's population under 18 was 23.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alexander City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alexander City, 20.68% were under the age of 15, 17.76% aged 15 to 29, 40.66% aged 30 to 64, 18.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 425 more females than males in Alexander City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.44% females and 48.56% males in Alexander City, AL.
The Alexander City, AL gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 671.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 668.

Alexander City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alexander City population: 61.73% are White, 33.04% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian, 2.38% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
Alexander City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 875 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,89 (94.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alexander City is White with a population of 9,114 (61.73% of the total population).

Alexander City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,074 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alexander City's population decreased by 149 (0.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alexander City's population decreased by 103 (0.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alexander City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 14,284.