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Sandy Springs Apartments for Rent

Total population: 82,674 (All urban)

Sandy Springs, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 42,744 (39,219 occupied: 17,887 owner occupied, 21,332 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  54%
State:  33%

Housing density: 1133 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: $824 (lower quartile is $701, upper quartile is $955)


Housing units in Sandy Springs with a mortgage: 11,600 (1,029 second mortgage, 2,266 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,484





Sandy Springs,GA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $474,100 (it was $316,600 in 2000)
Sandy Springs:  $474,100
Georgia:  $164,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $279,400 - $703,200

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $628,044
Here:  $628,044
State:  $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,771
Here:  $221,771
State:  $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $155,100
Here:  $155,100
State:  $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,503
Here:  $240,503
State:  $219,544

Median year house/condo built: 1981

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship

Households: 85,038
  • In family households: 59,355 (14,998 male householders, 4,964 female householders)
    16,199 spouses, 17,027 children (15,944 natural, 464 adopted, 619 stepchildren), 415 grandchildren, 1,548 brothers or sisters, 392 parents, 1,587 other relatives, 2,225 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 25,683 (8,593 male householders (5,794 living alone)), 10,627 female householders (8,287 living alone)), 6,463 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 486 (57 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,806 2-persons, 4,345 3-persons, 3,499 4-persons, 1,490 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 448 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,081 1-person, 4,295 2-persons, 616 3-persons, 159 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

11,340 married couples with children.
2,793 single-parent households (599 men, 2,194 women).

80.3% of residents of Sandy Springs speak English at home.
10.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 15,052 (17.6%)
(20.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  8.0
State:  6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sandy Springs, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 47
  • 2 rooms: 147
  • 3 rooms: 339
  • 4 rooms: 792
  • 5 rooms: 1,661
  • 6 rooms: 2,121
  • 7 rooms: 2,535
  • 8 rooms: 2,745
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,500



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sandy Springs, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 857
  • 2 rooms: 2,765
  • 3 rooms: 4,950
  • 4 rooms: 5,875
  • 5 rooms: 4,564
  • 6 rooms: 1,633
  • 7 rooms: 421
  • 8 rooms: 95
  • 9 or more rooms: 172



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 984
  • 1995 to 1998: 4,504
  • 1990 to 1994: 4,707
  • 1980 to 1989: 13,502
  • 1970 to 1979: 9,127
  • 1960 to 1969: 6,593
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,633
  • 1940 to 1949: 372
  • 1939 or earlier: 322


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sandy Springs:
  • no bedroom: 47
  • 1 bedroom: 538
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,768
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,678
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,214
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3,642



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sandy Springs:
  • no bedroom: 874
  • 1 bedroom: 8,330
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,792
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,070
  • 4 bedrooms: 188
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 78



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Cars and other vehicles available in Sandy Springs in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 403
  • 1 vehicle: 4,730
  • 2 vehicles: 8,924
  • 3 vehicles: 2,979
  • 4 vehicles: 644
  • 5 or more vehicles: 207



Cars and other vehicles available in Sandy Springs in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 2,172
  • 1 vehicle: 11,543
  • 2 vehicles: 6,234
  • 3 vehicles: 1,148
  • 4 vehicles: 142
  • 5 or more vehicles: 93


Sandy Springs rent paid by renters for apartments graph
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sandy Springs:

  • Less than $100: 51 people
  • $100 to $149: 110
  • $150 to $199: 70
  • $200 to $249: 70
  • $250 to $299: 53
  • $300 to $349: 65
  • $350 to $399: 59
  • $400 to $449: 157
  • $450 to $499: 139
  • $500 to $549: 194
  • $550 to $599: 429
  • $600 to $649: 955
  • $650 to $699: 1,582
  • $700 to $749: 2,121
  • $750 to $799: 2,589
  • $800 to $899: 4,523
  • $900 to $999: 2,792
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2,564
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 823
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 437
  • $2,000 or more: 229
  • No cash rent: 278
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 7,880
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,839
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,309
  • 1980 to 1984: 892
  • 1975 to 1979: 825
  • 1970 to 1974: 430
  • 1970 to 1974: 177
  • 1965 to 1969: 700

Sandy Springs, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,609 (5.1% of all workers)


Sandy Springs travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 979
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3109
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5756
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7935
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 9275
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4130
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8872
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1523
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1759
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2946
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1864
  • 90 or more minutes: 601
 


Sandy Springs mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 39,898 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 4,569 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,760 (3%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 29 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 812 (2%)
  • Railroad: 86 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
  • Taxi: 101 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 34 (0%)
  • Walked: 950 (2%)
  • Other means: 478 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 2,609 (5%)
 


Sandy Springs, GA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1668
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1327
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1272
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1531
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1619
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2100
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2372
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 2161
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1907
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3455
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 4343
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4364
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2914
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1627
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2240
  • $200,000 or more: 4282
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 20812
 English: 7996
 German: 6743
 Irish: 6392
 United States or American: 5908
 Italian: 2732
 Scotch-Irish: 1953
 Russian: 1932
 Scottish: 1789
 Subsaharan African:: 1613
 Polish: 1468
 French (except Basque): 1434
 European: 1242
 African: 936
 Brazilian: 711
 Dutch: 693
 British: 647
 Swedish: 597
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 492
 Greek: 483
 Eastern European: 401
 Norwegian: 365
 French Canadian: 346
 Hungarian: 342
 South African: 307
 Arab:: 302
 Austrian: 286
 Turkish: 285
 Ukrainian: 273
 Welsh: 267
 Jamaican: 230
 Danish: 221
 Yugoslavian: 216
 Portuguese: 206
 Canadian: 192
 Lithuanian: 178
 Romanian: 163
 Northern European: 154
 Lebanese: 145
 Swiss: 128
 Haitian: 106
 Czechoslovakian: 99
 Nigerian: 94
 Other Subsaharan African: 94
 Iranian: 90
 Slovak: 83
 Finnish: 78
 Slovene: 73
 Czech: 65
 Scandinavian: 57
 Croatian: 57
 Australian: 54
 Arab/Arabic: 51
 Israeli: 50
 Serbian: 50
 Bulgarian: 44
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 43
 Kenyan: 40
 Belgian: 39
 Egyptian: 34
 Slavic: 32
 Celtic: 32
 Armenian: 32
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 31
 Moroccan: 29
 Guyanese: 29
 Zimbabwean: 28
 Macedonian: 27
 Palestinian: 27
 Ghanian: 26
 West Indian: 25
 Sudanese: 23
 Estonian: 22
 British West Indian: 21
 Ethiopian: 21
 Basque: 21
 Somalian: 19
 Sierra Leonean: 17
 Afghan: 17
 Latvian: 15
 Belizean: 13
 Bahamian: 13
 Cypriot: 12
 Alsatian: 12
 New Zealander: 11
 Bermudan: 10
 Syrian: 9
 Albanian: 8
 Liberian: 8
 Jordanian: 7


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



  • Mexico (34%)
  • Brazil (6%)
  • India (5%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • South Africa (3%)
  • Germany (2%)


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

  • This state: 23109
  • Northeast: 12598
  • Midwest: 10433
  • South: 20028
  • West: 3064

39% of Sandy Springs residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 258
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 51
  • 5th and 6th grade: 509
  • 7th and 8th grade: 258
  • 9th grade: 152
  • 10th grade: 223
  • 11th grade: 158
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 389
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,946
  • Less than 1 year of college: 968
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,139
  • Associate degree: 1,375
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,778
  • Master's degree: 4,127
  • Professional school degree: 2,919
  • Doctorate degree: 639


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 164
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 57
  • 5th and 6th grade: 254
  • 7th and 8th grade: 205
  • 9th grade: 179
  • 10th grade: 210
  • 11th grade: 131
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 555
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,890
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,394
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,780
  • Associate degree: 2,343
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,446
  • Master's degree: 3,966
  • Professional school degree: 1,092
  • Doctorate degree: 246


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.7%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.4%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.6%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.9%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.6%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $93,523
  • Black householders: $47,516
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,607
  • Asian householders: $94,367
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $43,823
  • Some other race householders: $43,441
  • Two or more races householders: $78,537
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,199

Sandy Springs household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sandy Springs household income for Black householders

Sandy Springs household income for Asian householders

Sandy Springs household income for Some other race householders

Sandy Springs household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sandy Springs marital status for males

Sandy Springs marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $522,019
  • Black or African American householders: $278,080
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $194,521
  • Asian householders: $482,935
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $336,931
  • Some other race householders: $500,605
  • Two or more races householders: $491,770
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $371,223

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,374
  • One, attached: 2,881
  • Two: 250
  • 3 or 4: 2,104
  • 5 to 9: 6,937
  • 10 to 19: 7,931
  • 20 to 49: 3,438
  • 50 or more: 4,806
  • Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $343,932


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sandy Springs:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (52%)
  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,846
Here:  44.2%
Georgia:  8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,240
Here:  37.2%
Georgia:  8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,124
Here:  32.7%
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)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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