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Scottsdale, AZ
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Scottsdale profile


Living in Scottsdale



Scottsdale is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 243,050 people and 62 constituent neighborhoods, Scottsdale is the seventh largest community in Arizona.

Scottsdale home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Scottsdale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Scottsdale, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Scottsdale is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Scottsdale a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

If knowledge is power, Scottsdale is a pretty powerful place. 60.20% of the adults in Scottsdale have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Scottsdale in 2018 was $70,040, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $280,160 for a family of four.

Scottsdale is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Scottsdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scottsdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Scottsdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Scottsdale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Scottsdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.