Alpharetta vs South Fulton

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

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

South Fulton has the higher population (109,157 vs 66,355 in Alpharetta). Alpharetta has the higher median household income ($146,581 vs $81,798 in South Fulton). Alpharetta has the higher median home value ($605,700 vs $270,600 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
Population	66,355	109,157
Median age	41.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$146,581	$81,798
Median home value	$605,700	$270,600
Median gross rent	$1,874	$1,607
Housing units	25,994	42,578
Homeownership rate	68.0%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.7%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
Population	65,590 → 66,355 (+1.2%)	96,283 → 109,157 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$113,802 → $146,581 (+28.8%)	$65,919 → $81,798 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$422,800 → $605,700 (+43.3%)	$162,800 → $270,600 (+66.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,451 → $1,874 (+29.2%)	$1,176 → $1,607 (+36.6%)

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

South Fulton

Population

96,283109,157

Median household income

$65,919$81,798

Median home value

$162,800$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,607

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	17.5%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.3%
75 and over	5.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	2.9%
Black or African American	10.9%	90.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	20.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	8.4%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.2%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
Drove alone	56.8%	70.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.7%	4.1%
Walked	1.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	16.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
1-unit, detached	57.2%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	8.1%
20 or more units	13.7%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Alpharetta	South Fulton
Poverty rate	5.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1996	2002