Demographics Information and statistics for Alpharetta

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Alpharetta Demographics Information

Population: 35,139
Males: 17,276 (49.6%), Females: 17,578 (50.4%)

Elevation: 1137 feet

County: Fulton

Land area: 21.4 square miles

Zip codes: 30005, 30004, 30022.

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $71,207
Median house value: $250,300

Races in Alpharetta:

White Non-Hispanic (80.7%)
Black (6.5%)
Hispanic (5.5%)
Asian Indian (2.5%)
Other race (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Chinese (1.4%)
Korean (0.8%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.5%), Irish (13.2%), English (11.9%), United States (8.8%), Italian (7.2%), Scottish (3.3%).

For population 25 years and over in Alpharetta

High school or higher: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 18.0%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alpharetta city

Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 10.7%

11.6% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America, 3.9% Asia, 2.2% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roswell, GA (5.1 miles, pop. 79,334).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (23.3 miles, pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (585.7 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Roswell, GA (5.1 miles), Berkeley Lake, GA (9.1 miles), Mountain Park, GA (9.1 miles), Dunwoody, GA (9.4 miles), Duluth, GA (10.5 miles), Norcross, GA (10.6 miles), Sandy Springs, GA (11.2 miles), Doraville, GA (11.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 564 buildings, average cost: $147,800
1997: 546 buildings, average cost: $159,300
1998: 669 buildings, average cost: $151,300
1999: 404 buildings, average cost: $167,800
2000: 175 buildings, average cost: $202,000
2001: 246 buildings, average cost: $147,400
2002: 258 buildings, average cost: $126,700

Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.8%), Educational,health and social services (13.2%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.3%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (10.5%).