Alpharetta, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Alpharetta, Georgia main profile, Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia small towns, Georgia forum, All US cities. Total population: 34,611 (Urban population: 34,548, Rural population: 63 (all nonfarm)) 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 Recent posts about housing in Alpharetta, Georgia on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Long Island to Alpharetta  (42 replies) Cleanest Air: Alpharetta, Johns Creek or East Cobb?  (12 replies) Los Angeles to Alpharetta  (35 replies) Settled in Alpharetta...  (15 replies) job possibilty in Alpharetta  (0 replies) Relocating to Alpharetta/Roswell without visiting...PLEASE HELP!!!  (17 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $339,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $859 Median gross rent in Alpharetta, GA in 2000: $908 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 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)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Alpharetta, GA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 10 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 12 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 10 $50,000 to $59,999: 9 $60,000 to $69,999: 42 $70,000 to $79,999: 60 $80,000 to $89,999: 94 $90,000 to $99,999: 145 $100,000 to $124,999: 533 $125,000 to $149,999: 815 $150,000 to $174,999: 752 $175,000 to $199,999: 775 $200,000 to $249,999: 1241 $250,000 to $299,999: 1310 $300,000 to $399,999: 1116 $400,000 to $499,999: 506 $500,000 to $749,999: 268 $750,000 to $999,999: 83 $1,000,000 or more: 37

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Alpharetta: Less than $100: 29 $100 to $149: 51 $150 to $199: 22 $200 to $249: 32 $250 to $299: 20 $300 to $349: 107 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 9 $450 to $499: 31 $500 to $549: 18 $550 to $599: 64 $600 to $649: 89 $650 to $699: 333 $700 to $749: 675 $750 to $799: 926 $800 to $899: 1443 $900 to $999: 794 $1,000 to $1,249: 620 $1,250 to $1,499: 62 $1,500 to $1,999: 44 $2,000 or more: 32 No cash rent: 104

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

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

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

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

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 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $72,475
• Black householders: $57,188
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,273
• Asian householders: $82,963
• Some other race householders: $46,591
• Two or more races householders: $67,500
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $46,369

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $223,600
• Black or African American householders: $237,200
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $350,000
• Asian householders: $272,100
• Some other race householders: $200,000
• Two or more races householders: $192,200
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $227,600

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: $27,500

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Georgia:	8.4%

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Georgia:	8.5%

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Georgia:	22.9%

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