Alpharetta is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 34,611 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Alpharetta is the 19th largest community in Georgia.

Alpharetta is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.42% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Alpharetta is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alpharetta who work in management occupations (19.62%), sales jobs (15.79%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.85%).

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

In addition, Alpharetta is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Alpharetta is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Alpharetta a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Alpharetta has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Alpharetta's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Alpharetta is a very car-oriented city: 97.4% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Alpharetta is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Alpharetta has public transportation that is used by many people for their daily commute to and from work: primarily, this consists of people taking the subway.

Alpharetta Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Alpharetta. 57.12% 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 Alpharetta in 2000 was $39,432, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,728 for a family of four. However, Alpharetta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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