Chandler vs Scottsdale

A side-by-side comparison of Chandler and Scottsdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Chandler and Scottsdale are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chandler has the higher population (278,123 vs 242,169 in Scottsdale). Scottsdale has the higher median household income ($107,372 vs $103,691 in Chandler). Scottsdale has the higher median home value ($709,900 vs $469,800 in Chandler).

Population, income & housing

	Chandler	Scottsdale
Population	278,123	242,169
Median age	37.4 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,691	$107,372
Median home value	$469,800	$709,900
Median gross rent	$1,806	$1,910
Housing units	111,444	138,422
Homeownership rate	65.6%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	61.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chandler	Scottsdale
Population	252,692 → 278,123 (+10.1%)	250,602 → 242,169 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$82,925 → $103,691 (+25.0%)	$88,213 → $107,372 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$300,800 → $469,800 (+56.2%)	$475,300 → $709,900 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,312 → $1,806 (+37.7%)	$1,365 → $1,910 (+39.9%)

Chandler

Population

252,692278,123

Median household income

$82,925$103,691

Median home value

$300,800$469,800

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,806

Scottsdale

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chandler	Scottsdale
Under 5	5.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.9%	10.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	13.8%
75 and over	5.2%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chandler	Scottsdale
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	78.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.7%
Asian	11.3%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chandler	Scottsdale
No high school diploma	6.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	16.2%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chandler	Scottsdale
Drove alone	65.5%	62.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	4.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	22.7%	29.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chandler	Scottsdale
1-unit, detached	68.2%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	10.9%
20 or more units	8.9%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Chandler	Scottsdale
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.1%
Average household size	2.61	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1997	1990