People QuickFacts Alpharetta Georgia Population, 2011 estimate 59,397 9,812,460 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 57,551 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 3.2% 1.3% Population, 2010 57,551 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.5% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.8% 25.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 7.4% 10.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.3% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 70.0% 59.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 10.9% 30.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 13.4% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 8.5% 8.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 65.0% 55.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.8% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 21.9% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 26.8% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 96.6% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 62.7% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,291 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.1 27.0  Housing units, 2010 23,029 4,088,801 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.1% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 30.9% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $326,400 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 21,126 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.66 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $45,190 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $92,149 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 3.2% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Alpharetta Georgia Total number of firms, 2007 8,975 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.7% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 18,722,150 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,941,270 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $39,269 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 377,073 16,976,235     Geography QuickFacts Alpharetta Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 26.91 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,138.6 168.4 FIPS Code 01696 13 Counties Fulton County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts