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Alexander, ND

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Overview

Alexander is a tiny city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 317 people and just one neighborhood, Alexander is the 108th largest community in North Dakota. Alexander has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Alexander real estate is some of the most expensive in North Dakota, although Alexander house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Alexander, employing 7.27% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Education and Construction industries employ 41.94% and 12.90% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Alexander’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

One downside of living in Alexander, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.17 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

In Alexander, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Alexander is a relatively small city. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

The citizens of Alexander are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.14% of adults in Alexander have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Alexander in 2022 was $39,679, which is middle income relative to North Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,716 for a family of four.

The people who call Alexander home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alexander residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Alexander include German, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Alexander is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Alexander, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 29.8% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 1.8% have Austrian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Alexander are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.5% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 76.7% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 44.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.1%), and 10.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Alexander, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.3%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (22.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (75.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (10.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

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