2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Alexandria, VA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in New York, is 33% less than it is in Alexandria and is 2% above the National Average.
- Alexandria unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.
 Alexandria, VANew York, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.9%30.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%10.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$68,640$43,952$37,638
 Household Income$105,450$70,663$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,335$80,220$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alexandria, VANew York, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.5%13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%4.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.3%15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.3%8.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K21.1%13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alexandria, VANew York, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.0%17.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.2%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.1%1.8%
 Legal6.0%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.8%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.2%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.9%8.9%13.1%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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