Population

Alpharetta's current population is 28,037 people with 11,844 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 21.1% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 7.0% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 36.7 which is slightly below the state average of 37.2 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.36 persons. This area is not very family centric with 58.2% of the households being family households and with 36.1% having children in the home and 18.7% of the population being under 15 and an additional 12.4% being under 24. Another 33.2% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 26.5% between 45-64 years old leaving 9.2% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Alpharetta has a daytime employee population of 51,454 versus a permanent population of 28,037 meaning the daytime employee population is 183.5% of the permanent population living in the area and 80.0% of the total daytime population. Alpharetta has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 70.6% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Alpharetta is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Alpharetta area are White 54.7%, Black 13.6%, Asian 25.2%, 3.1% other races and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Overall these population demographics are favorable indicators for an adult general practice dental office.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Alpharetta, Georgia		Georgia	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Alpharetta
		Georgia
Latitude / Longitude:		34.070984, -84.274817
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		28,037	71,871	10,815,378	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		22,866	60,542	9,703,976	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		27,698	71,380	10,720,885	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		29,997	76,503	11,392,648	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		21.1%	17.9%	10.5%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.4%	1.3%	1.1%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		36.7	37.4	37.2	38.8
Under 4 years old		5.9%	6.0%	6.2%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.2%	6.6%	6.5%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		6.5%	7.1%	6.6%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		12.4%	12.1%	13.2%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		33.2%	30.5%	27.8%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		9,317	21,953	3,006,811	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		26.5%	27.4%	25.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		7,418	19,728	2,701,273	83,512,738
65 years and over		9.2%	10.1%	14.8%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		2,582	7,294	1,597,215	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		18.7%	19.7%	19.3%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,237	14,182	2,085,478	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages