Scottsdale

Population: 242,169
Median household income: $107,372
Median home value: $709,900

Scottsdale, a community in Maricopa County, Arizona, has 242,169 residents. Its median household income of $107,372 runs above the Maricopa County figure of $85,518.

From 2019 to 2023, Scottsdale's population declined 3.4% from 250,602 to 242,169, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $475,300 to $709,900.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 242,169
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,372
Median home value: $709,900
Median gross rent: $1,910
Housing units: 138,422
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

250,602242,169

Median household income

$88,213$107,372

Median home value

$475,300$709,900

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,910

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	250,602	$88,213	$475,300	$1,365
2020	254,995	$91,042	$493,200	$1,452
2021	238,685	$97,409	$540,000	$1,578
2022	240,537	$104,197	$651,800	$1,768
2023	242,169	$107,372	$709,900	$1,910

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,211	3.4%
5 to 17	25,786	10.6%
18 to 24	16,006	6.6%
25 to 34	33,183	13.7%
35 to 44	26,106	10.8%
45 to 54	31,080	12.8%
55 to 64	38,438	15.9%
65 to 74	33,469	13.8%
75 and over	29,890	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	190,487	78.7%
Black or African American	4,689	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,609	0.7%
Asian	12,258	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	315	0.1%
Some other race	1,336	0.6%
Two or more races	8,698	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,777	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree37.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,847	2.5%
High school graduate	21,443	11.2%
Some college or associate's	47,744	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	71,323	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	46,809	24.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home29.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77,035	62.1%
Carpooled	5,606	4.5%
Public transit	452	0.4%
Walked	2,071	1.7%
Bicycle	858	0.7%
Worked from home	35,966	29.0%
Other means	2,034	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,979	29.5%
15 to 29 min	38,419	43.6%
30 to 44 min	17,826	20.2%
45 to 59 min	3,370	3.8%
60+ min	2,462	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 7.1% (17,156 of 240,450)

	Count	Share
Family households	64,068	54.4%
Nonfamily households	53,719	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	117,787	85.1%
Vacant	20,635	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	79,585	67.6%
Renter-occupied	38,202	32.4%

1-unit, detached53.0%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units18.1%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	73,302	53.0%
1-unit, attached	15,852	11.5%
2 to 4 units	7,698	5.6%
5 to 19 units	15,121	10.9%
20 or more units	24,999	18.1%
Mobile home & other	1,450	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0465000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 184 sq mi
Water area: 0.44 sq mi
Center point: 33.6843, -111.8614