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Sandy Springs GA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	85,781	305 (of 25,150) (99%)	7 (of 596) (99%)
Average Income	$60,428	2,360 (91%)	18 (97%)
Median House Value	$345,200	597 (98%)	4 (99%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	77.5%	19,614 (of 25,150) (22%)	221 (of 596) (63%)
% Black Population	12.0%	3,794 (85%)	414 (31%)
% Hispanic Population	9.9%	3,704 (85%)	56 (91%)
% Asian Population	3.3%	1,913 (92%)	40 (93%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,779 (45%)	312 (48%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	93.9%	1,867 (of 25,150) (93%)	23 (of 596) (96%)
% College Graduates	60.2%	521 (98%)	10 (98%)
% Never Married	35.7%	1,638 (93%)	78 (87%)
% Married	47.9%	20,983 (17%)	354 (41%)
% Seperated	1.7%	10,885 (57%)	426 (29%)
% Divorced	10.1%	12,122 (52%)	336 (44%)
% Foreign Born	17.6%	1,570 (94%)	27 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	42,744	215 (of 25,150) (99%)	6 (of 596) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.8%	23,132 (8%)	565 (5%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	18.3%	1,710 (93%)	22 (96%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,254 (23%)	499 (16%)
% Households with No Car	6.6%	12,428 (51%)	403 (32%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.3%	18,645 (26%)	424 (29%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	3.4%	621 (98%)	7 (99%)
Median House Value	$345,200	597 (98%)	4 (99%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.1%	14,462 (42%)	390 (35%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	3.7%	2,261 (91%)	24 (96%)
Average Monthly Rent	$892	1,541 (94%)	16 (97%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	74.1%	2,170 (of 25,150) (91%)	38 (of 596) (94%)
% Drive Alone to Work	77.7%	13,666 (46%)	257 (57%)
% Take Public Transportation	5.4%	1,616 (94%)	25 (96%)
% Walk to Work	1.8%	14,562 (42%)	281 (53%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	24.9	10,838 (57%)	321 (46%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.3%	20,317 (19%)	533 (11%)
% Households making over $200,000	10.9%	712 (97%)	5 (99%)
Median Household Income	$60,428	2,360 (91%)	18 (97%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	0.8%	19,744 (21%)	533 (11%)
Per Capita Income	$45,494	559 (98%)	4 (99%)
Male Worker Income	$51,002	1,928 (92%)	15 (97%)
Female Worker Income	$36,493	1,693 (93%)	16 (97%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	3.9%	18,393 (27%)	531 (11%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	6.5%	17,900 (29%)	525 (12%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Atlanta, Georgia	12 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Norwalk, Connecticut	0.92
Carlsbad, California	0.89
New Rochelle, New York	0.88
Vacaville, California	0.86
Stamford, Connecticut	0.86
Evanston, Illinois	0.85
Roswell, Georgia	0.85
Plantation city, Florida	0.85
Livermore, California	0.85
Alameda, California	0.85

Sandy Springs GA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Families Making Over than $200,000	3,795	26
Households Making Over than $200,000	4,282	33
Renters Paying between $750 and $999 a Month	11,025	48
Houseowners with a Mortgage Over $2,000	6,163	50
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	5,905	55

Sandy Springs GA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 596)
Asian Indian Population	1,154	2
People with Bachelors Degrees	24,224	2
People with Graduate or Professional Degrees	12,989	2
People Living outside the U.S. in 1995	7,667	2
Foreign Born People	15,052	2

Sandy Springs GA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	50.1%	24,506
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	11.1%	24,491
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	35.7%	24,289
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	45.7%	24,261
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	33.6%	24,253

Sandy Springs GA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 596)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	11.1%	586
Percent Family Households	50.1%	583
Percent of Houses with 6 Rooms	9.5%	583
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	3.2%	582
Percent Government Workers	5.0%	582

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Sandy Springs GA	Norwalk, Connecticut
Total Population	82,951	85,781
Average Age	36.6	33.2
Average Income	$59,839	$60,428
Median House Value	$270,100	$345,200
% White Population	73.9%	77.5%
% Black Population	15.3%	12.0%
% Asian Population	3.3%	3.3%
% Hispanic Population	15.6%	9.9%

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