Scottsdale

Population & Demographics

Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale is home to 243,821 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 113,690 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
243,821
people
Population

243,821 residents

Median age 49.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Scottsdale population & demographics

Who lives in Scottsdale — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
243,821
Median age
49.0yrs
Median household income
$110,886
Median home value
$789,800
Median gross rent
$2,013/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
61.9%
Poverty rate
7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Scottsdale

How Scottsdale breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Asian4.9%
Two or more races4.0%
Black2.1%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Scottsdale

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Scottsdale.

Scottsdale at a glance
Employed Residents
113,690
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
28.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
31.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Scottsdale proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Scottsdale commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

68 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Scottsdale

113,690 commutes, one dot at a time

Scottsdale

Where 113,690 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Scottsdale, by worker count.

1Phoenix12.6 mi41,069
2Scottsdale0.0 mi32,285
3Tempe15.4 mi10,849
4Mesa16.8 mi5,305
5Chandler22.4 mi4,387
6Gilbert22.2 mi2,268
7Glendale18.5 mi1,971
8Tucson112.3 mi1,175

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Scottsdale.

1Phoenix12.6 mi74,140
2Scottsdale0.0 mi32,285
3Mesa16.8 mi17,537
4Gilbert22.2 mi8,670
5Chandler22.4 mi8,569
6Tempe15.4 mi7,729
7Peoria21.6 mi6,590
8Glendale18.5 mi6,353

Top industries

The sectors that employ Scottsdale’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.2%
FIFinance and Insurance9.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.3%
RTRetail Trade9.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.3%
COConstruction5.0%
WSWholesale Trade3.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Scottsdale

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps99% of homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps14%
8 Gbps14%
See all internet providers in Scottsdale

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