Alpharetta vs Milton

A side-by-side comparison of Alpharetta and Milton: population, income, housing, and more.

Alpharetta and Milton are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alpharetta has the higher population (66,355 vs 41,305 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($151,235 vs $146,581 in Alpharetta). Milton has the higher median home value ($712,200 vs $605,700 in Alpharetta).

Population, income & housing

	Alpharetta	Milton
Population	66,355	41,305
Median age	41.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$146,581	$151,235
Median home value	$605,700	$712,200
Median gross rent	$1,874	$1,853
Housing units	25,994	15,773
Homeownership rate	68.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.7%	77.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpharetta	Milton
Population	65,590 → 66,355 (+1.2%)	38,759 → 41,305 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$113,802 → $146,581 (+28.8%)	$128,559 → $151,235 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$422,800 → $605,700 (+43.3%)	$541,000 → $712,200 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,451 → $1,874 (+29.2%)	$1,359 → $1,853 (+36.4%)

Alpharetta

Population

65,59066,355

Median household income

$113,802$146,581

Median home value

$422,800$605,700

Median gross rent

$1,451$1,874

Milton

Population

38,75941,305

Median household income

$128,559$151,235

Median home value

$541,000$712,200

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpharetta	Milton
Under 5	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	21.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	17.5%	17.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.2%
75 and over	5.5%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpharetta	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	54.5%
Black or African American	10.9%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	20.5%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpharetta	Milton
No high school diploma	3.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	8.4%	5.0%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.2%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpharetta	Milton
Drove alone	56.8%	59.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	1.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	33.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpharetta	Milton
1-unit, detached	57.2%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	12.6%
20 or more units	13.7%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Alpharetta	Milton
Poverty rate	5.3%	4.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1996	2002