Genesee County > Alexander (town)
Population trend for Alexander
03,0001990: 2,2332,23319902000: 2,4512,45120002010: 2,5342,53420102020: 2,4912,49120202023: 2,4302,4302023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Alexander is a town in Genesee County, in the Finger Lakes region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Alexander: Alexander (Town, Genesee County); Alexander (Village, Genesee County).

2023 Median income for Genesee County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Genesee County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 664%.

234 129 23 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Alexander
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Alexander
Married-couple families: 499 (79.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 47 (7.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 85 (13.5%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 219 (89.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 27 (11.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Alexander

Pct 5 and under 4% Pct 6 to 17 6% Pct 18 to 64 3% Pct 65 and over 12%

The overall poverty rate in Alexander is 5 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Alexander lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,147 (91.8%) Same county (different house): 136 (5.8%) Different state: 32 (1.4%) 2,338 current residents Same house: 2,147 (91.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 136 (5.8%) Same county (different house) Different state: 32 (1.4%) Different state Different NY county: 23 (1%) Different NY county (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Alexander residents
39.6 43.7 34.4 32.4 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau