Roswell vs Sandy Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Roswell and Sandy Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandy Springs has the higher population (107,198 vs 92,577 in Roswell). Roswell has the higher median household income ($124,422 vs $101,593 in Sandy Springs). Sandy Springs has the higher median home value ($583,900 vs $520,500 in Roswell).

Population, income & housing

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
Population	92,577	107,198
Median age	40.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$124,422	$101,593
Median home value	$520,500	$583,900
Median gross rent	$1,707	$1,789
Housing units	37,552	55,765
Homeownership rate	71.2%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.8%	69.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
Population	94,498 → 92,577 (-2.0%)	107,072 → 107,198 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$99,726 → $124,422 (+24.8%)	$78,613 → $101,593 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$374,700 → $520,500 (+38.9%)	$471,800 → $583,900 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,707 (+33.3%)	$1,327 → $1,789 (+34.8%)

Roswell

Population

94,49892,577

Median household income

$99,726$124,422

Median home value

$374,700$520,500

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,707

Sandy Springs

Population

107,072107,198

Median household income

$78,613$101,593

Median home value

$471,800$583,900

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.3%
75 and over	5.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	56.4%
Black or African American	10.8%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	11.7%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.0%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.8%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
Drove alone	58.3%	60.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.2%
Public transit	1.0%	3.6%
Walked	1.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	29.0%	29.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
1-unit, detached	59.3%	32.2%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	25.3%
20 or more units	9.9%	25.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Roswell	Sandy Springs
Poverty rate	7.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1989	1988