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(Urban population: 34,548, Rural population: 63 (all nonfarm))

Alpharetta, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,645 (13,843 occupied: 8,327 owner occupied, 5,516 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	33%

Housing density: 686 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $349,091.

Median contract rent in 2007: $995 (lower quartile is $1,009, upper quartile is $1,055)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,042

Median gross rent in Alpharetta, GA in 2007: $1,139

Housing units in Alpharetta with a mortgage: 6,932 (591 second mortgage, 926 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 886

Alpharetta,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $339,091 (it was $222,600 in 2000)

Alpharetta:	$339,091
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $278,820 - $461,309

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $420,534
Here: $420,534
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,770
Here: $166,770
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $315,703
Here: $315,703
State: $222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,620
Here: $109,620
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $253,223
Here: $253,223
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $27,500
Here: $27,500
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,511

In family households: 28,359 (7,104 male householders, 1,755 female householders)
7,687 spouses, 10,440 children (9,636 natural, 331 adopted, 473 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 303 brothers or sisters, 269 parents, 416 other relatives, 262 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,152 (2,102 male householders (1,506 living alone)), 2,744 female householders (2,276 living alone)), 1,306 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 100 (2 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,450 2-persons, 2,017 3-persons, 2,127 4-persons, 904 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,782 1-person, 917 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

7,917 married couples with children.
1,221 single-parent households (274 men, 947 women).

86.0% of residents of Alpharetta speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,037 (11.7%)
(31.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alpharetta, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 344 5 rooms: 800 6 rooms: 1,034 7 rooms: 1,219 8 rooms: 1,508 9 or more rooms: 3,301

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alpharetta, Georgia:
	1 room: 190 2 rooms: 632 3 rooms: 915 4 rooms: 1,772 5 rooms: 1,360 6 rooms: 445 7 rooms: 101 8 rooms: 90 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,296
1995 to 1998: 5,066
1990 to 1994: 2,947
1980 to 1989: 3,817
1970 to 1979: 712
1960 to 1969: 375
1950 to 1959: 202
1940 to 1949: 57
1939 or earlier: 173

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alpharetta:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 953 3 bedrooms: 2,606 4 bedrooms: 2,741 5 or more bedrooms: 2,011

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alpharetta:
	no bedroom: 216 1 bedroom: 1,799 2 bedrooms: 2,694 3 bedrooms: 747 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Alpharetta in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 86 1 vehicle: 1,827 2 vehicles: 5,095 3 vehicles: 1,069 4 vehicles: 199 5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Alpharetta in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 289 1 vehicle: 3,106 2 vehicles: 1,801 3 vehicles: 221 4 vehicles: 74 5 or more vehicles: 25

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Alpharetta, GA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 7
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 29
$100,000 to $124,999: 125
$125,000 to $149,999: 276
$150,000 to $174,999: 401
$175,000 to $199,999: 469
$200,000 to $249,999: 1086
$250,000 to $299,999: 1033
$300,000 to $399,999: 1726
$400,000 to $499,999: 1339
$500,000 to $749,999: 1331
$750,000 to $999,999: 214
$1,000,000 or more: 233

Alpharetta rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Alpharetta:

Less than $100: 24 people
$100 to $149: 29
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 19
$250 to $299: 26
$300 to $349: 17
$350 to $399: 68
$400 to $449: 44
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 26
$600 to $649: 16
$650 to $699: 39
$700 to $749: 62
$750 to $799: 117
$800 to $899: 831
$900 to $999: 1,385
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,969
$1,250 to $1,499: 511
$1,500 to $1,999: 111
$2,000 or more: 63
No cash rent: 104

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,683 1990 to 1994: 764 1985 to 1989: 415 1980 to 1984: 365 1975 to 1979: 278 1970 to 1974: 145 1970 to 1974: 143 1965 to 1969: 244

Alpharetta, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,066 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 323
5 to 9 minutes: 1973
10 to 14 minutes: 2591
15 to 19 minutes: 2660
20 to 24 minutes: 1822
25 to 29 minutes: 731
30 to 34 minutes: 1936
35 to 39 minutes: 568
40 to 44 minutes: 1001
45 to 59 minutes: 2282
60 to 89 minutes: 1584
90 or more minutes: 258

Alpharetta mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,707 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,564 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 83 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 107 (1%)
Railroad: 34 (0%)
Taxi: 56 (0%)
Walked: 100 (1%)
Other means: 78 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,066 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 513
$10,000 to $14,999: 233
$15,000 to $19,999: 390
$20,000 to $24,999: 360
$25,000 to $29,999: 521
$30,000 to $34,999: 568
$35,000 to $39,999: 581
$40,000 to $44,999: 695
$45,000 to $49,999: 594
$50,000 to $59,999: 1190
$60,000 to $74,999: 1485
$75,000 to $99,999: 1965
$100,000 to $124,999: 1360
$125,000 to $149,999: 945
$150,000 to $199,999: 1072
$200,000 or more: 1233

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6423

German: 3762

English: 3077

United States or American: 3071

Irish: 2885

Italian: 1831

Scotch-Irish: 738

Polish: 699

Scottish: 695

French (except Basque): 625

European: 436

Swedish: 354

Dutch: 338

British: 293

French Canadian: 290

Brazilian: 289

Norwegian: 262

Subsaharan African:: 244

Russian: 242

Canadian: 235

Greek: 224

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 169

Welsh: 139

Arab:: 138

Hungarian: 130

Danish: 110

African: 109

Northern European: 101

South African: 98

Jamaican: 97

Austrian: 71

Australian: 67

Slovak: 67

Scandinavian: 58

Lithuanian: 51

Other Arab: 51

Lebanese: 49

Eastern European: 45

Ukrainian: 45

Haitian: 44

Croatian: 41

Finnish: 40

Latvian: 39

Czech: 37

Portuguese: 34

Armenian: 31

Swiss: 29

Iranian: 28

Arab/Arabic: 28

Nigerian: 24

Turkish: 24

Bahamian: 22

Pennsylvania German: 19

Czechoslovakian: 18

Belgian: 16

Ghanian: 13

Serbian: 13

Romanian: 11

Celtic: 11

Jordanian: 10

Yugoslavian: 9

Luxemburger: 8

Slavic: 8

Carpatho Rusyn: 8

Estonian: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (15%)
India (13%)
Brazil (8%)
Canada (8%)
Korea (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9609
Northeast: 6213
Midwest: 5105
South: 7658
West: 1575

32% of Alpharetta residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 103
11th grade: 69
12th grade, no diploma: 162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,044
Less than 1 year of college: 324
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,397
Associate degree: 647
Bachelor's degree: 4,530
Master's degree: 1,802
Professional school degree: 343
Doctorate degree: 210

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 123
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 74
11th grade: 110
12th grade, no diploma: 172
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,731
Less than 1 year of college: 632
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,079
Associate degree: 748
Bachelor's degree: 4,304
Master's degree: 1,360
Professional school degree: 257
Doctorate degree: 97

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $94,758
Black householders: $72,899
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,283
Asian householders: $133,200
Some other race householders: $52,825
Two or more races householders: $105,822
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,379

Alpharetta household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Alpharetta household income for Black householders

Alpharetta household income for Asian householders

Alpharetta household income for Some other race householders

Alpharetta household income for Two or more races householders

Alpharetta household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Alpharetta marital status for males

Alpharetta marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $340,614
Black or African American householders: $361,331
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $533,162
Asian householders: $414,495
Some other race householders: $304,664
Two or more races householders: $292,782
Hispanic or Latino householders: $346,708

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,069
One, attached: 834
Two: 98
3 or 4: 451
5 to 9: 1,423
10 to 19: 2,325
20 to 49: 913
50 or more: 507
Mobile homes: 17
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,794

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alpharetta:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (73%) Utility gas (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 495

Here:	11.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 138

Here:	8.9%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 442

Here:	39.3%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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