Population: 243,821
Households: 118,637
Average household size: 2.03
Median age: 49 years
Median household income: $110,886
Housing units: 139,168

Population comparison

2020 Census241,361

2024 estimate243,821

Change+1.0%

Population: 243,821
Median age: 49 years
Male: 117,489
Female: 126,332

Median age by sex

Male median age: 47.5 years
Female median age: 50.5 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

4,390Under 54,259

12,8175–1712,543

6,90718–248,880

18,01525–3416,173

13,25235–4413,774

14,47445–5415,476

18,32955–6420,080

29,30565+35,147

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5–17

Male

5–9: 4,101
10–14: 4,872
15–17: 3,844

Female

5–9: 4,387
10–14: 5,060
15–17: 3,096

18–24

Male

18–19: 1,534
20: 628
21: 962
22–24: 3,783

Female

18–19: 1,513
20: 681
21: 1,161
22–24: 5,525

25–34

Male

25–29: 9,294
30–34: 8,721

Female

25–29: 8,942
30–34: 7,231

35–44

Male

35–39: 7,239
40–44: 6,013

Female

35–39: 6,810
40–44: 6,964

45–54

Male

45–49: 7,299
50–54: 7,175

Female

45–49: 6,835
50–54: 8,641

55–64

Male

55–59: 8,506
60–61: 4,082
62–64: 5,741

Female

55–59: 9,125
60–61: 4,474
62–64: 6,481

65+

Male

65–66: 3,034
67–69: 5,602
70–74: 7,072
75–79: 6,608
80–84: 3,923
85+: 3,066

Female

65–66: 3,281
67–69: 5,537
70–74: 9,267
75–79: 7,031
80–84: 4,718
85+: 5,313

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 194,24379.7%
Two or more races: 24,2449.9%
Asian alone: 11,9894.9%
Some other race: 5,9542.4%
Black alone: 5,3552.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,7230.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 3130.1%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 25,787
White, not Hispanic: 188,087

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 64,641
Married-couple share: 81.1%
With children: 30.9%

Household sizeShare of households

42,10735.5%

1 person

50,36242.5%

2 people

13,20411.1%

3 people

9,2527.8%

4 people

3,7123.1%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 2,697
6 People: 778
7 Plus People: 237

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households64,641

Married-couple families52,40581.1% of family households

With children: 13,74326.2%
Without children: 38,66273.8%

Other families12,23618.9% of family households

Male householder: 3,63629.7%
Female householder: 8,60070.3%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	64,641	Not applicable
Married-couple families	52,405	81.1%
With children	13,743	26.2%
Without children	38,662	73.8%
Other families	12,236	18.9%
Male householder	3,636	29.7%
Female householder	8,600	70.3%

Median household: $110,886
Median family: $148,862
Per capita: $86,009

Household incomeShare of households

11,3409.6%

Under $25k

14,41612.2%

$25–49k

14,58812.3%

$50–74k

13,88711.7%

$75–99k

20,23217.1%

$100–149k

13,76111.6%

$150–199k

30,41325.6%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 4,963
$10,000–$14,999: 1,940
$15,000–$19,999: 1,994
$20,000–$24,999: 2,443

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 2,919
$30,000–$34,999: 2,826
$35,000–$39,999: 2,399
$40,000–$44,999: 3,290
$45,000–$49,999: 2,982

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 5,582
$60,000–$74,999: 9,006

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 11,542
$125,000–$149,999: 8,690

Education universe: 194,025
High school or higher: 97.6%
Bachelor’s or higher: 61.9%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

2,1931.1%

Less than 9th grade

2,5091.3%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

21,80111.2%

High school or equivalent

34,65917.9%

Some college, no degree

12,7696.6%

Associate degree

72,66437.5%

Bachelor’s degree

47,43024.4%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 1,159
Nursery School: 57
Kindergarten: 32
First Grade: 0
Second Grade: 3
Third Grade: 8
Fourth Grade: 0
Fifth Grade: 52
Sixth Grade: 430
Seventh Grade: 2
Eighth Grade: 450

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 279
Tenth Grade: 433
Eleventh Grade: 526
Twelfth No Diploma: 1,271

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 19,006
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 2,795

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 9,932
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 24,727

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 30,209
Professional School Degree: 11,441
Doctorate Degree: 5,780

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	2,193
Grades 9–12, no diploma	2,509
High school or equivalent	21,801
Some college, no degree	34,659
Associate degree	12,769
Bachelor’s degree	72,664
Graduate or professional	47,430

Marital status by sexMale and Female

2,51410,292

Widowed

10,04816,104

Divorced

706778

Separated

55,93354,920

Now Married

35,63131,310

Never Married

2,6322,636

Married Spouse Absent

53,30152,284

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	2,514	10,292
Divorced	10,048	16,104
Separated	706	778
Now Married	55,933	54,920
Never Married	35,631	31,310
Married Spouse Absent	2,632	2,636
Married Spouse Present	53,301	52,284

Median home value: $789,800
Median gross rent: $2,013

Housing tenure

Owner: 79,51367.0%
Renter: 39,12433.0%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 118,63785.2%
Vacant: 20,53114.8%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 47,617
Owners without mortgage: 31,896

Vacancy reason

For rent3,169

15.4%

For sale874

4.3%

Rented, not occupied687

3.3%

Sold, not occupied626

3.0%

Seasonal12,314

60.0%

Migrant workers64

0.3%

Other2,797

13.6%

Structure type

Detached72,886

52.4%

Attached16,539

11.9%

2–4 units7,628

5.5%

5–19 units15,765

11.3%

20+ units25,194

18.1%

Mobile or other1,156

0.8%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 1,460
Structure 3–4 Units: 6,168

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 8,032
Structure 10–19 Units: 7,733

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 4,634
Structure 50 Plus Units: 20,560

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 962
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 194

Year builtHousing units by period

8,3006.0%

Before 1960

31,71922.8%

1960–79

61,00643.8%

1980–99

35,48725.5%

2000–19

2,6561.9%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 655
1940–1949: 340
1950–1959: 7,305

1960–79

1960–1969: 12,814
1970–1979: 18,905

1980–99

1980–1989: 27,797
1990–1999: 33,209

2000–19

2000–2009: 21,720
2010–2019: 13,767

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

5,200

155

1990s

9,649

475

2000s

16,270

938

2010s

33,703

16,184

2020–22

12,303

16,140

2023+

2,388

5,232

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

1,7402.2%

Under $100k

2,7433.4%

$100–249k

15,01718.9%

$250–499k

17,75222.3%

$500–749k

15,73319.8%

$750–999k

12,52715.8%

$1–1.49m

14,00117.6%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 560
10000–14999: 54
15000–19999: 106
20000–24999: 10
25000–29999: 74
30000–34999: 43
35000–39999: 25
40000–49999: 182
50000–59999: 81
60000–69999: 183
70000–79999: 45
80000–89999: 72
90000–99999: 305

$100–249k

100000–124999: 629
125000–149999: 60
150000–174999: 370
175000–199999: 404
200000–249999: 1,280

$250–499k

250000–299999: 1,941
300000–399999: 5,181
400000–499999: 7,895

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 6,033
2000000+: 7,968

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $500346

0.9%

$500–9991,025

2.7%

$1,000–1,4994,932

13.1%

$1,500–1,99912,320

32.6%

$2,000–2,4999,474

25.1%

$2,500–2,9994,770

12.6%

$3,000+4,876

12.9%

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Under $500

Under 100: 65
100–149: 28
150–199: 0
200–249: 14
250–299: 10
300–349: 42
350–399: 39
400–449: 103
450–499: 45

$500–999

500–549: 72
550–599: 70
600–649: 142
650–699: 86
700–749: 43
750–799: 87
800–899: 331
900–999: 194

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 2,072
1250–1499: 2,860

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,700
3500+: 3,176

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,480

2,861

1 vehicle

26,136

22,122

2 vehicles

35,199

11,665

3 vehicles

11,969

1,901

4 vehicles

3,365

507

5+ vehicles

1,364

68

Workers age 16+: 124,562
Average commute: 21.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 75,98261.0%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 4,9524.0%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 4670.4%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 2,5272.0%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 38,75231.1%Derived from published counts
Other: 1,8821.5%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 1,913
Bicycle: 614

Other

Other Transportation: 1,552
Motorcycle: 113
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 217

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

25,24429.4%

Under 15 min

37,56943.8%

15–29 min

17,43020.3%

30–44 min

3,1993.7%

45–59 min

2,3682.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 2,628
5–9: 9,255
10–14: 13,361

15–29 min

15–19: 14,217
20–24: 15,550
25–29: 7,802

30–44 min

30–34: 12,477
35–39: 2,372
40–44: 2,581

60+ min

60–89: 1,409
90+: 959

Population age 16+: 214,008
Civilian labor force: 131,024
Employed: 126,361
Unemployed: 4,663
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Poverty universe: 242,041
Persons below poverty: 17,637
Gini index: 0.52
White-collar workers: 104,609
Blue-collar workers: 9,466

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

5,558

6,728

Sales Office Occupations

13,820

15,303

Management Business Science Arts

39,519

35,967

Production Transportation Material Moving

4,159

1,399

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

3,439

469

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	5,558	6,728
Sales Office Occupations	13,820	15,303
Management Business Science Arts	39,519	35,967
Production Transportation Material Moving	4,159	1,399
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	3,439	469

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 106,301
Workplace jobs: 200,319
Internal commuters: 30,172
Inbound commuters: 170,147
Outbound commuters: 76,129
Net worker inflow: 94,018

Coverage status

Insured: 229,74694.9%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 12,3015.1%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

1,37611.2%

Under 19

5,30843.2%

Age 19–34

5,28643.0%

Age 35–64

3312.7%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 215,91888.6%
Foreign born: 27,90311.4%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 17,513
Not a citizen: 10,390

Residential mobility

Same house: 203,672
Within same county: 23,430
From another county: 1,393
From another state: 12,103
From abroad: 1,323

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 136,490

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Scottsdale city, Arizona	243,821	$110,886	49 years	67%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Arizona	7,378,838	$79,964	39 years	67.4%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	4,390	4,259
5–17	12,817	12,543
18–24	6,907	8,880
25–34	18,015	16,173
35–44	13,252	13,774
45–54	14,474	15,476
55–64	18,329	20,080
65+	29,305	35,147

Category	Value
White alone	194,243
Two or more races	24,244
Asian alone	11,989
Some other race	5,954
Black alone	5,355
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,723
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	313

Category	Value
1 person	42,107
2 people	50,362
3 people	13,204
4 people	9,252
5+ people	3,712

Category	Value
Under $25k	11,340
$25–49k	14,416
$50–74k	14,588
$75–99k	13,887
$100–149k	20,232
$150–199k	13,761
$200k+	30,413

Category	Value
For rent	3,169
For sale	874
Rented, not occupied	687
Sold, not occupied	626
Seasonal	12,314
Migrant workers	64
Other	2,797

Category	Value
Detached	72,886
Attached	16,539
2–4 units	7,628
5–19 units	15,765
20+ units	25,194
Mobile or other	1,156

Category	Value
Before 1960	8,300
1960–79	31,719
1980–99	61,006
2000–19	35,487
2020+	2,656

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	5,200	155
1990s	9,649	475
2000s	16,270	938
2010s	33,703	16,184
2020–22	12,303	16,140
2023+	2,388	5,232

Category	Value
Under $100k	1,740
$100–249k	2,743
$250–499k	15,017
$500–749k	17,752
$750–999k	15,733
$1–1.49m	12,527
$1.5m+	14,001

Category	Value
Under $500	346
$500–999	1,025
$1,000–1,499	4,932
$1,500–1,999	12,320
$2,000–2,499	9,474
$2,500–2,999	4,770
$3,000+	4,876

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	118,637
Vacant	20,531

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,480	2,861
1 vehicle	26,136	22,122
2 vehicles	35,199	11,665
3 vehicles	11,969	1,901
4 vehicles	3,365	507
5+ vehicles	1,364	68

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	75,982
Carpool	4,952
Public transit	467
Walk or bicycle	2,527
Work from home	38,752
Other	1,882

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	229,746
Uninsured	12,301

Category	Value
Under 15 min	25,244
15–29 min	37,569
30–44 min	17,430
45–59 min	3,199
60+ min	2,368

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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