Scottsdale, AZ | Data USA (2024)

The largest universities in Scottsdale, AZ are Arizona State University Digital Immersion (10,071 degrees awarded in 2020), Sonoran Desert Institute (488077) (655 degrees), and Arizona Culinary Institute (112 degrees).

As of 2020, 94.8% of Scottsdale, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Scottsdale, AZ was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Scottsdale, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2020, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (203k people) in Scottsdale, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.1k White (Hispanic) and 13.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Scottsdale, AZ are hispanic (25.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Scottsdale, AZ as a share of the total population.

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 514,264 Arizona residents, followed by Canada with 43,680 and India with 42,811.

As of 2020, 12.3% of Scottsdale, AZ residents (31.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Scottsdale, AZ was 12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Scottsdale, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Scottsdale, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.01 times greater than any other conflict.

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Scottsdale, AZ grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 130k employees to 132k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scottsdale, AZ, are Management Occupations (24,381 people), Sales & Related Occupations (19,454 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (14,068 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scottsdale, AZ.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Scottsdale, AZ grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 130k employees to 132k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scottsdale, AZ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (17,277 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,710 people), and Finance & Insurance (14,455 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scottsdale, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Scottsdale, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($102,151), Wholesale Trade ($87,446), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,842).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($68,026), Information ($63,750), and Public Administration ($63,591).

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $230B. This is expected to increase 101% to $463B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $32.1B, followed by Texas with $14.9B and Michigan and $5.53B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

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The largest universities in Scottsdale, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Arizona State University Digital Immersion (10,071 and 92.5%), Sonoran Desert Institute (488077) (655 and 6.02%), and Arizona Culinary Institute (112 and 1.03%).

The most popular majors in Scottsdale, AZ are Curriculum & Instruction (849 and 7.8%), Gunsmithing (655 and 6.02%), and General Psychology (560 and 5.15%).

In 2020 in Scottsdale, AZ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 72.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 61.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 57,087 (40.7% men and 59.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

In 2020 there were 57,087 students enrolled in Scottsdale, AZ, 40.7% men and 59.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 32,899 records, of which 58% were women and 42% men.

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Scottsdale, AZ was General Psychology with 488 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Scottsdale, AZ according to their major.

In 2020, 4,092 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Scottsdale, AZ, which is 0.603 times less than the 6,791 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,960 degrees mean that there were 3.57 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,951 degrees awarded.

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

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Public, 4-year or above ($10,710) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,190) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,171) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

In 2020, 0.954% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (1.47M), High School or Equivalent (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (966k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scottsdale, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Scottsdale, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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In 2020, 66.5% of the housing units in Scottsdale, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Scottsdale, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Scottsdale, AZ was Census Tract 2168.49 with a value of $181,591, followed by Census Tract 2168.51 and Census Tract 2168.42, with respective values of $174,000 and $162,011.

The following map shows all of the places in Scottsdale, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

In 2020, the median household income of the 118k households in Scottsdale, AZ grew to $91,042 from the previous year's value of $88,213.

The following chart displays the households in Scottsdale, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

In 2020, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.736% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2020, 72% of workers in Scottsdale, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Using averages, employees in Scottsdale, AZ have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Scottsdale, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scottsdale, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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The following chart displays the households in Scottsdale, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scottsdale, AZ have 2 cars.

6.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scottsdale, AZ (17.1k out of 254k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scottsdale, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Arizona, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see an average of 1,448 patients per year. This represents a 1.9% increase from the previous year (1,421 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Maricopa County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Arizona across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Scottsdale, AZ declined by 5.32% from 5.67% to 5.37%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Scottsdale, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.