Metro area · CBSA 10780
Alexandria
The Alexandria, LA metro area has 149,622 people. Median rent is $946, 20.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Rapides Parish at $995. Of the 13 places we track here, Forest Hill has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$56,353
Median home value
$175,200
Unemployment
5.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$995
HUD, Rapides Parish
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 44,060 | $931 | 23.7% |
| Pineville | 14,160 | $910 | 21.9% |
| Ball | 3,869 | $1,337 | 20.0% |
| Woodworth | 2,432 | $900 | 12.8% |
| Deville | 1,572 | $1,125 | 29.7% |
| Glenmora | 1,284 | $680 | 25.6% |
| Colfax | 1,240 | $499 | 22.8% |
| Boyce | 1,037 | $620 | 19.6% |
| Montgomery | 941 | $1,071 | 22.4% |
| Forest Hill | 727 | $1,163 | 12.0% |
| Lecompte | 592 | $661 | 22.4% |
| Cheneyville | 559 | $856 | 60.0% |
| Echo | 552 | $950 | 20.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.