Sandy Springs is home to 107,087 people in Georgia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 69% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $619,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 35% more than in Georgia as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,340, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sandy Springs
What changed most since 1990
White share87.8% → 54.0%(−33.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share7.6% → 20.9%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$557,296 → $619,800(+11%)US over the same years: +67%
Sandy Springs's population equals 9.9% of Fulton County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 8.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.6%(946)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(693)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.2%(896)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(159)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,422 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sandy Springs, decade by decade
Sandy Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
67,842
$108,546
$557,296
53.1%
27.8
2000
85,781
$110,079
$576,736
60.2%
55.2
2010
93,853
$96,758
$628,368
59.9%
74.4
2020
108,080
$98,173
$574,506
66.5%
81.1
2024
107,087
$104,340
$619,800
69.2%
80.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
