Alpharetta

Population & Demographics

Alpharetta, GA

Alpharetta is home to 66,855 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,357 resident workers commute each day.

GeorgiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
66,855
people
Population

66,855 residents

Median age 41.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Alpharetta population & demographics

Who lives in Alpharetta — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
66,855
Median age
41.3yrs
Median household income
$147,612
Median home value
$649,000
Median gross rent
$1,948/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
70.7%
Poverty rate
5.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Alpharetta

How Alpharetta breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White52.2%
Asian20.4%
Black11.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.4%
Two or more races4.8%
Some other race1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Alpharetta

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Alpharetta.

Alpharetta at a glance
Employed Residents
33,357
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
36.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Atlanta
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Alpharetta proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Alpharetta commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

53 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Alpharetta

33,357 commutes, one dot at a time

Alpharetta

Where 33,357 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Alpharetta, by worker count.

1Alpharetta0.0 mi6,134
2Atlanta22.5 mi5,160
3Sandy Springs10.7 mi2,823
4Roswell4.5 mi1,687
5Dunwoody9.2 mi1,034
6Johns Creek5.0 mi917
7Peachtree Corners7.9 mi666
8Brookhaven14.6 mi558

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Alpharetta.

1Alpharetta0.0 mi6,134
2Johns Creek5.0 mi4,729
3Atlanta22.5 mi4,685
4Roswell4.5 mi4,624
5Milton3.8 mi3,641
6Sandy Springs10.7 mi3,119
7Dunwoody9.2 mi1,303
8Woodstock13.1 mi1,272

Top industries

The sectors that employ Alpharetta’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services18.2%
INInformation14.7%
FIFinance and Insurance13.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11.2%
RTRetail Trade7.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.0%
WSWholesale Trade5.6%
EDEducational Services2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Alpharetta

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps10%
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