Scottdale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,743 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Scottdale is the 101st largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Scottdale is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Scottdale is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scottdale who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.62%), sales jobs (11.47%), and management occupations (8.07%).

Of important note, Scottdale is also a town of artists. Scottdale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Scottdale's character.

Also of interest is that Scottdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In Scottdale, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Scottdale is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Scottdale Information and Demographics

The citizens of Scottdale are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.51% of adults in Scottdale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Scottdale in 2000 was $19,262, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,048 for a family of four.

Scottdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scottdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Scottdale is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Scottdale include English, Irish, and German.

The languages spoken by people in Scottdale are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Scottdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Hindi, and African.