Alexander City first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an incorporated city. At that time, it was the largest community in the county (though would lose the distinction to
Dadeville for 1890–1900, reclaiming the title and holding it since 1910). Alexander City was the principal city of the former
Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area, a
micropolitan area that covered
Coosa and Tallapoosa counties and had a combined population of 53,677 at the
2000 census. The micropolitan statistical area was removed in 2013 by the United States
Office of Management and Budget.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Alexander City had a population of 14,843. The median age was 43.0 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.1 males age 18 and over. There were 6,194 households in Alexander City, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them and 3,872 were family households. Of all households, 38.6% were married-couple households, 18.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 7,236 housing units, of which 14.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.
2010 census At the
2010 census there were 14,875 people in 6,064 households, including 4,050 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 6,834 housing units at an average density of 176.1 per square mile (68/km). The
racial makeup of the city was 62.2% White, 32.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 4.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 6,064 households 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95. The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% 65 or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.9 men. The median household income was $34,782 and the median family income was $44,455. Males had a median income of $34,515 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,097. About 17.0% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Youngville/Alexander City Precinct/Division (1870–)==