Sandy Springs is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 85,524 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Sandy Springs is the seventh largest community in Georgia.

Sandy Springs is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.36% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sandy Springs is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sandy Springs who work in sales jobs (17.18%), management occupations (16.85%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.75%).

Also of interest is that Sandy Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Sandy Springs is also a town of artists. Sandy Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sandy Springs's character.

One thing that you will notice about Sandy Springs is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Sandy Springs a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Sandy Springs is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Sandy Springs Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Sandy Springs. 60.21% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sandy Springs in 2000 was $45,494, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,976 for a family of four. However, Sandy Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sandy Springs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sandy Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sandy Springs is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sandy Springs include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Russian, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sandy Springs's cultural character, accounting for 17.60% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Sandy Springs is English. Some people also speak Spanish.