Arnold vs Scottdale

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

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

Arnold has the higher population (4,738 vs 4,392 in Scottdale). Scottdale has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $48,119 in Arnold). Scottdale has the higher median home value ($137,700 vs $76,800 in Arnold).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Scottdale
Population	4,738	4,392
Median age	39.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,119	$56,667
Median home value	$76,800	$137,700
Median gross rent	$799	$686
Housing units	2,608	2,168
Homeownership rate	56.1%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Scottdale
Population	4,902 → 4,738 (-3.3%)	4,165 → 4,392 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$29,487 → $48,119 (+63.2%)	$52,425 → $56,667 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $76,800 (+37.6%)	$113,700 → $137,700 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $799 (-1.7%)	$554 → $686 (+23.8%)

Arnold

Population

4,9024,738

Median household income

$29,487$48,119

Median home value

$55,800$76,800

Median gross rent

$813$799

Scottdale

Population

4,1654,392

Median household income

$52,425$56,667

Median home value

$113,700$137,700

Median gross rent

$554$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Scottdale
Under 5	5.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.4%
75 and over	7.4%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Scottdale
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	89.5%
Black or African American	23.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Scottdale
No high school diploma	9.6%	9.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Scottdale
Drove alone	62.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	14.9%
Public transit	7.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.0%	5.6%
Other means	3.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Scottdale
1-unit, detached	69.9%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	10.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Scottdale
Poverty rate	25.0%	14.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1948	1945