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Alpharetta, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Alpharetta is a Census city of 66,855 people across 26.90 square miles of land, in Fulton County. Median household income is $147,612, 65.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 488 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $361.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alpharetta
What Alpharetta is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.9 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,485
- County holding the largest share of its areaFulton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Alpharetta
- Population66,855
- Median age41.3
- Population under 1815,961
- Share under 1823.9 percent
- Population 65 and over8,901
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent
- Households25,032
- Family households18,353
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alpharetta
- Median household income$147,612
- Per capita income$73,509
- Civilian labor force37,484
- Employed35,634
- Unemployed1,850 plus or minus 619
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over46,158
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree31.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alpharetta
- Housing units26,223
- Occupied units25,032
- Vacant units1,191 plus or minus 257
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied16,295
- Renter occupied8,737
- Ownership rate65.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$649,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,948
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units17,489
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,654
- Share in buildings of two or more33.0 percent
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alpharetta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,270
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,358
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,147
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent
- Drove alone54.5 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home36.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alpharetta (7(a))
- Approvals488
- Gross approval$361,479,100
- Average approval$740,736
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,989,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported6,373
- Jobs per approval13.1
- Loans with a final outcome87
- Paid in full84
- Charged off3
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans3.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.7 percent
- Distinct lenders103
- Distinct industries by NAICS176
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpharetta, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Alpharetta (504)
- Approvals107
- Gross approval$86,406,000
- Average approval$807,533
- Median approval$557,000
- Largest approval$4,201,000
- Jobs supported1,058
- Loans with a final outcome39
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpharetta, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Alpharetta
- NFIP communityCity of Alpharetta
- NFIP community number130084
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Alpharetta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130084 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fulton County, not Alpharetta
Fulton County context, not Alpharetta figures
- Establishments in Fulton County40,949
- Covered employment, Fulton County948,157
- Average annual pay, Fulton County$100,817
- Housing units permitted, Fulton County11,577
Every figure in this section is published for Fulton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alpharetta.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Alpharetta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alpharetta, Georgia?
66,855, in 25,032 households. Alpharetta city covers 26.90 square miles of land, which is 2,485 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alpharetta in?
Fulton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alpharetta?
$147,612. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $649,000. Median gross rent is $1,948 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alpharetta businesses?
488 7(a) approvals totaling $361.5 m since FY2020, across 103 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 107 504 approvals worth $86.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpharetta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alpharetta borrowers get paid back?
Of the 87 loans that have reached a final outcome, 84 were paid in full and 3 charged off, a charge off rate of 3.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Alpharetta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alpharetta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alpharetta, city of, community 130084, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Alpharetta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fulton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alpharetta.
Is zoning published for Alpharetta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.