Humidity & wind
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Population
66,921
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$649,000
Owner-occupied units
Alpharetta, GA
Georgia · 34.071° N, 84.273° W · 27 sq mi
Alpharetta is a city in Georgia, with a population of 66,921 and about 2,488 residents per square mile. The median household earns $147,612 a year, and the median home is worth $649,000.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
27 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,488
People per square mile
Rank by population
#626
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#509
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$147,612
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,948
Per month
Homeownership
65.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.3 min
One way
People
Median age
41.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
70.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
27.8%
Households
25,032
2.66 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 25.9%
Education & health care 17.6%
Finance, insurance & real estate 13.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 7.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Georgia
Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Georgia · private sector
Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Georgia
Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Georgia
State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State
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Cities near Alpharetta
- Roswell, GA5 mi · 91,505
- Johns Creek, GA5 mi · 80,401
- Dunwoody, GA9 mi · 51,792
- Sandy Springs, GA11 mi · 105,013
- Brookhaven, GA15 mi · 59,643
- Marietta, GA17 mi · 63,574
- Smyrna, GA20 mi · 57,513
- Atlanta, GA23 mi · 529,110
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- Janesville, WI66,929
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- Redondo Beach, CA67,281
- Eagle Mountain, UT66,557
More in Georgia
- Columbus202,171
- Augusta-Richmond County201,999
- Macon-Bibb County157,556
- Savannah149,440
- Athens-Clarke County128,612
- South Fulton112,820
- Warner Robins87,761
- Mableton78,820