Latest news about poverty in Alpharetta, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.4% of Alpharetta, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 133.8% less than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 3.6% of high school graduates and 25.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.9%. For comparison, it was 22.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Alpharetta, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Alpharetta:
5.4%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Alpharetta:
3.5%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Alpharetta:
12.7%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Alpharetta:
21.9%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.9%
Residents above poverty level:
22.8%
Poverty by age in Alpharetta, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Alpharetta,GA (percentage below poverty level)
10.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.7%16 and 17 years
9.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
5.7%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
18.7%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Alpharetta,GA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.0%6 to 11 years
10.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.1%18 to 24 years
4.2%25 to 34 years
4.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Alpharetta,GA (% below half of poverty level)
2.4%Under 6 years
2.6%6 to 11 years
2.5%12 to 17 years
3.2%18 to 24 years
2.6%25 to 34 years
1.1%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
1.8%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Alpharetta, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Alpharetta, GA (%)
5.0%White
7.0%Black
10.0%American Indian
1.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
12.0%Other race
8.0%2+ races
12.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Alpharetta, GA (absolute numbers)
1,667White
543Black
18American Indian
121Asian
8Native Hawaiian
353Other race
4152+ races
626Hispanic
5.6%Below poverty level
94.4%Above poverty level
4.8%Below poverty level
95.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Alpharetta, GA
Children below poverty level:
Alpharetta, Georgia:
4.0%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Alpharetta:
3.6%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Alpharetta:
25.4%
Georgia:
24.0%
60.0%Married-couple family
11.1%Male, no wife present
28.9%Female, no husband present
2.7%Worked full-time, year-round
17.9%Worked part-time
79.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
6.3%One full-time, other part-time
7.8%One full-time, other didn't work
40.2%Both worked part-time
7.8%One part-time, other didn't work
37.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
12.5%1999 to 2000
11.0%1995 to 1998
21.5%1990 to 1994
38.5%1980 to 1989
8.0%1970 to 1979
3.5%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
5.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.5%1999 to 2000
30.4%1995 to 1998
21.5%1990 to 1994
29.2%1980 to 1989
6.1%1970 to 1979
2.9%1960 to 1969
1.6%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.8%1939 or earlier
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