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Scottsdale, AZ

255,315 Population
184 square miles 1,387.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

47 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 38 ±0.2

Economics

$62,815 ±$3,660 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: $32,438 ±$406
  • more than double the amount in Arizona: $30,530 ±$318
$88,071 ±$4,518 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: $64,427 ±$887
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Arizona: $59,246 ±$732

5.8% ±1.5% (14,747  ±3,686) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 12.2% 583,806 (±0.4% / ±19,689)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arizona: 14% 983,499 (±0.4% / ±28,300)

21.7 minutes ±0.7 (2,455,990  ±148,105) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 26.7 56,118,555 (±0.2 / ±671,490)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Arizona: 25.8 76,216,710 (±0.2 / ±729,431)

Families

117,024 ±3,167 Number of households
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 1,730,400 ±8,772
  • Arizona: 2,614,298 ±11,305
2.2 ±0.1 (253,596  ±629) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 2.8 4,776,230 (±0 / ±4,926)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Arizona: 2.7 7,012,204 (±0)

4.7% ±1.9% (2,625  ±1,095) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 5.9% 67,997 (±0.4% / ±4,866)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arizona: 5.7% 92,780 (±0.4% / ±5,929)

Housing

141,329 ±4,527 Number of housing units
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 1,940,167 ±1,804
  • Arizona: 3,035,902 ±406

$491,600 ±$16,444 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: $267,000 ±$2,209
  • about double the amount in Arizona: $241,100 ±$1,921

17.8% ±1.9% (45,319  ±4,727.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 16.6% 795,175 (±0.5% / ±24,729.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arizona: 17% 1,202,437 (±0.4% / ±30,170.5)

Social

96.9% ±2.6% (189,504  ±6,798.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 88% 2,867,356 (±0.8% / ±26,567.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 87.5% 4,234,370 (±0.7% / ±31,758.1)
59.7% ±2.2% (116,670  ±5,010.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 31.9% 1,040,388 (±0.5% / ±15,468.2)
  • about double the rate in Arizona: 29.7% 1,438,493 (±0.4% / ±18,983.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

12.6% ±1.6% (32,240  ±4,007) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 14.3% 695,508 (±0.3% / ±14,526)
  • a little less than the rate in Arizona: 13.4% 960,275 (±0.3% / ±17,694)

7% ±1% (15,077  ±2,238) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 7.9% 293,858 (±0.2% / ±7,699)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arizona: 9% 496,239 (±0.2% / ±9,859)
15,077 Total veterans ±2,238 13,604 Male ±2,119 1,473 Female ±530

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