Clarkston vs Scottdale

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkston and Scottdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkston and Scottdale are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clarkston has the higher population (14,560 vs 10,398 in Scottdale). Scottdale has the higher median household income ($82,778 vs $46,495 in Clarkston). Scottdale has the higher median home value ($319,400 vs $279,500 in Clarkston).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkston	Scottdale
Population	14,560	10,398
Median age	26.6 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,495	$82,778
Median home value	$279,500	$319,400
Median gross rent	$1,355	$1,460
Housing units	5,016	4,514
Homeownership rate	16.5%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	55.0%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkston	Scottdale
Population	12,750 → 14,560 (+14.2%)	11,568 → 10,398 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$41,070 → $46,495 (+13.2%)	$56,832 → $82,778 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $279,500 (+127.4%)	$197,000 → $319,400 (+62.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,355 (+32.3%)	$1,123 → $1,460 (+30.0%)

Clarkston

Population

12,75014,560

Median household income

$41,070$46,495

Median home value

$122,900$279,500

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,355

Scottdale

Population

11,56810,398

Median household income

$56,832$82,778

Median home value

$197,000$319,400

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,460

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkston	Scottdale
Under 5	14.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.6%	22.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	20.6%	17.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	7.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	3.3%	5.5%
75 and over	0.4%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkston	Scottdale
White (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	31.9%
Black or African American	70.5%	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.3%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkston	Scottdale
No high school diploma	18.4%	10.6%
High school graduate	32.8%	12.1%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkston	Scottdale
Drove alone	62.6%	63.7%
Carpooled	19.3%	8.1%
Public transit	5.6%	3.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.2%	18.3%
Other means	2.1%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkston	Scottdale
1-unit, detached	19.0%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	39.7%	20.7%
20 or more units	15.3%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Clarkston	Scottdale
Poverty rate	29.1%	9.5%
Average household size	3.74	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1978	1984