Scottsdale is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 243,050 people and 62 associated 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.Scottsdale is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scottsdale is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scottsdale who work in management occupations (18.98%), sales jobs (14.25%), and business and financial occupations (10.93%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Scottsdale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Scottsdale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.30% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Scottsdale in 2022 was $77,594, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $310,376 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 10.43% 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.
