USA.com / Minnesota / Alexandria Area / Housing

Alexandria Micro Area Housing

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Alexandria Area is $189,800, which is about the same as the state average of $185,200 and is higher than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Alexandria Area was built is 1979, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1975 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 11,922 Owner Occupied Houses in Alexandria Area, #134

Alexandria Area	189,800 USD
Minnesota	185,200 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Alexandria Area	9.90%
Minnesota	51.31%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Alexandria Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Minnesota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Total Housing Units	20,265, see rank, 100%	2,364,149	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	15,639, 77.17%, see rank	89.48%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	11,922, 58.83%, see rank	64.51%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	3,717, 18.34%, see rank	24.96%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	4,626, 22.83%, see rank	10.52%	12.45%
For Rent	447, 2.21%, see rank	1.22%	2.34%
For Sale Only	51, 0.25%, see rank	0.96%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	25, 0.12%, see rank	0.68%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	3,541, 17.47%, see rank	5.29%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.03%
Other Vacant	562, 2.77%, see rank	2.36%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #299

Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
1979	1975	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Alexandria Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	11,922	100%	1,525,201	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	7,508	62.98%, see rank	68.78%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	4,414	37.02%, see rank	31.22%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Alexandria Area	1,338 USD
Minnesota	1,526 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Alexandria Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
$299 or Less	17	0.23%, see rank	0.18%	0.20%
$300 to $499	147	1.96%, see rank	1.30%	1.59%
$500 to $699	346	4.61%, see rank	4.08%	5.01%
$700 to $999	1,291	17.19%, see rank	12.50%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	2,764	36.81%, see rank	30.43%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,603	21.35%, see rank	25.36%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	996	13.27%, see rank	19.32%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	344	4.58%, see rank	6.84%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Alexandria Area	23.70% of the Total Income
Minnesota	22.50% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Alexandria Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
10% or Less	441	5.87%, see rank	6.13%	5.86%
10% to 20%	2,392	31.86%, see rank	35.03%	31.95%
20% to 30%	2,163	28.81%, see rank	30.01%	27.64%
30% to 40%	1,203	16.02%, see rank	12.88%	13.74%
40% or More	1,289	17.17%, see rank	15.67%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Alexandria Area	457 USD
Minnesota	475 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Alexandria Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
$199 or Less	151	3.42%, see rank	4.45%	7.76%
$200 to $299	548	12.42%, see rank	10.96%	14.70%
$300 to $499	1,979	44.83%, see rank	39.99%	34.63%
$500 to $699	1,027	23.27%, see rank	27.38%	21.16%
$700 or More	709	16.06%, see rank	17.23%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Alexandria Area	12.70% of the Total Income
Minnesota	11.50% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Alexandria Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
10% or Less	1,694	38.38%, see rank	43.57%	40.19%
10% to 20%	1,481	33.55%, see rank	31.28%	31.47%
20% to 30%	631	14.30%, see rank	11.58%	12.24%
30% to 40%	199	4.51%, see rank	5.05%	5.64%
40% or More	347	7.86%, see rank	7.69%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Total Housing Units	20,265, 100%	2,364,149	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	15,563, 76.80%, see rank	67.25%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	601, 2.97%, see rank	7.45%	5.82%
2 Units	382, 1.89%, see rank	2.34%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	288, 1.42%, see rank	2.08%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	229, 1.13%, see rank	2.23%	4.78%
10 or More Units	2,041, 10.07%, see rank	15.14%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	1,161, 5.73%, see rank	3.52%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Total Housing Units	20,265, 100%	2,364,149	132,741,033
1 Room	404, 1.99%, see rank	1.54%	1.95%
2 Rooms	515, 2.54%, see rank	2.83%	2.48%
3 Rooms	1,938, 9.56%, see rank	9.20%	9.13%
4 Rooms	2,480, 12.24%, see rank	14.05%	16.60%
5 Rooms	3,162, 15.60%, see rank	15.52%	20.41%
6 Rooms	2,945, 14.53%, see rank	14.98%	18.06%
7 Rooms	2,574, 12.70%, see rank	12.86%	12.27%
8 Rooms	2,111, 10.42%, see rank	11.01%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	4,136, 20.41%, see rank	18.01%	10.60%
Median Rooms	6.10, see rank	6.00	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Total Housing Units	20,265, 100%	2,364,149	132,741,033
No Bedroom	423, 2.09%, see rank	1.76%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	1,745, 8.61%, see rank	11.71%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	5,163, 25.48%, see rank	26.64%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	7,251, 35.78%, see rank	34.15%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	4,032, 19.90%, see rank	19.81%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	1,651, 8.15%, see rank	5.94%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Total Housing Units	15,639, 100%	2,115,337	116,211,092
Utility Gas	6,224, 39.80%, see rank	66.78%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	4,020, 25.70%, see rank	10.05%	4.86%
Electricity	3,752, 23.99%, see rank	16.13%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	545, 3.48%, see rank	2.62%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.12%
Wood	723, 4.62%, see rank	2.55%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.05%
Other Fuel	218, 1.39%, see rank	1.17%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	157, 1.00%, see rank	0.65%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	3,476, 100%	562,198	39,201,928
$199 or Less	56, 1.61%, see rank	2.46%	1.50%
$200 to $299	203, 5.84%, see rank	4.66%	3.18%
$300 to $499	643, 18.50%, see rank	9.32%	7.37%
$500 to $699	900, 25.89%, see rank	17.06%	16.01%
$700 to $999	1,045, 30.06%, see rank	33.30%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	444, 12.77%, see rank	23.49%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	153, 4.40%, see rank	7.02%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	32, 0.92%, see rank	2.69%	6.10%
Median	$685, see rank	$835	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Alexandria Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	15,639, 100%	2,115,337	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	872, 5.58%, see rank	7.25%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	4,056, 25.94%, see rank	30.11%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	6,586, 42.11%, see rank	40.67%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	4,125, 26.38%, see rank	21.97%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.