Scottsdale, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

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Scottsdale Apartments for Rent

Total population: 235,677 (Urban population: 225,284 (222,342 inside urbanized areas, 2,942 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 10,393 (58 farm, 10,335 nonfarm))

Scottsdale, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 104,949 (90,643 occupied: 63,098 owner occupied, 27,545 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	32%

Housing density: 570 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $310,439.

Median contract rent in 2007: $977 (lower quartile is $782, upper quartile is $1,240)

Housing units in Scottsdale with a mortgage: 42,636 (4,837 second mortgage, 5,748 home equity loan, 198 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,962

Scottsdale,AZ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $511,300 (it was $205,000 in 2000)

Scottsdale:	$511,300
Arizona:	$237,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $326,600 - $816,400

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $689,752
Here: $689,752
State: $341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $392,685
Here: $392,685
State: $235,099

In 2-unit structures: $348,414
Here: $348,414
State: $223,005

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,475
Here: $328,475
State: $205,498

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,970
Here: $257,970
State: $183,008

Mobile homes: $55,179
Here: $55,179
State: $51,746

Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship

Households: 201,063

In family households: 155,838 (43,802 male householders, 10,990 female householders)
45,861 spouses, 46,037 children (42,313 natural, 1,432 adopted, 2,292 stepchildren), 1,463 grandchildren, 1,561 brothers or sisters, 1,185 parents, 2,156 other relatives, 2,783 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45,225 (15,277 male householders (10,690 living alone)), 20,533 female householders (17,108 living alone)), 9,415 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,681 (639 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 29,807 2-persons, 10,763 3-persons, 9,029 4-persons, 3,607 5-persons, 1,069 6-persons, 517 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,798 1-person, 6,941 2-persons, 869 3-persons, 145 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

29,082 married couples with children.
7,631 single-parent households (1,884 men, 5,747 women).

88.5% of residents of Scottsdale speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 19,302 (9.5%)
(42.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scottsdale, Arizona:
	1 room: 112 2 rooms: 533 3 rooms: 1,674 4 rooms: 5,189 5 rooms: 12,242 6 rooms: 14,143 7 rooms: 12,171 8 rooms: 9,031 9 or more rooms: 8,003

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scottsdale, Arizona:
	1 room: 1,227 2 rooms: 3,029 3 rooms: 6,389 4 rooms: 8,379 5 rooms: 4,826 6 rooms: 2,066 7 rooms: 870 8 rooms: 525 9 or more rooms: 234

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6,523
1995 to 1998: 19,282
1990 to 1994: 13,811
1980 to 1989: 25,022
1970 to 1979: 20,056
1960 to 1969: 13,062
1950 to 1959: 6,450
1940 to 1949: 428
1939 or earlier: 315

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scottsdale:
	no bedroom: 184 1 bedroom: 1,703 2 bedrooms: 13,847 3 bedrooms: 26,177 4 bedrooms: 17,310 5 or more bedrooms: 3,877

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scottsdale:
	no bedroom: 1,372 1 bedroom: 9,123 2 bedrooms: 12,096 3 bedrooms: 3,827 4 bedrooms: 999 5 or more bedrooms: 128

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Scottsdale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,636 1 vehicle: 20,369 2 vehicles: 31,219 3 vehicles: 7,896 4 vehicles: 1,569 5 or more vehicles: 409

Cars and other vehicles available in Scottsdale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,764 1 vehicle: 14,838 2 vehicles: 8,338 3 vehicles: 1,281 4 vehicles: 208 5 or more vehicles: 116

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Scottsdale, AZ:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 33
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 50
$35,000 to $39,999: 58
$40,000 to $49,999: 80
$50,000 to $59,999: 140
$60,000 to $69,999: 186
$70,000 to $79,999: 495
$80,000 to $89,999: 1025
$90,000 to $99,999: 1507
$100,000 to $124,999: 4894
$125,000 to $149,999: 6720
$150,000 to $174,999: 5388
$175,000 to $199,999: 4346
$200,000 to $249,999: 6839
$250,000 to $299,999: 5599
$300,000 to $399,999: 7477
$400,000 to $499,999: 4273
$500,000 to $749,999: 4101
$750,000 to $999,999: 1242
$1,000,000 or more: 1109

Scottsdale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Scottsdale:

Less than $100: 144 people
$100 to $149: 96
$150 to $199: 122
$200 to $249: 79
$250 to $299: 99
$300 to $349: 77
$350 to $399: 83
$400 to $449: 151
$450 to $499: 244
$500 to $549: 437
$550 to $599: 458
$600 to $649: 406
$650 to $699: 635
$700 to $749: 1,120
$750 to $799: 1,525
$800 to $899: 3,927
$900 to $999: 3,980
$1,000 to $1,249: 6,740
$1,250 to $1,499: 2,060
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,855
$2,000 or more: 1,259
No cash rent: 1,060

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,190 1990 to 1994: 2,804 1985 to 1989: 2,096 1980 to 1984: 1,857 1975 to 1979: 1,460 1970 to 1974: 1,013 1970 to 1974: 1,082 1965 to 1969: 3,800

Scottsdale, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.6%
Number of people working at home: 7,297 (7.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2029
5 to 9 minutes: 10116
10 to 14 minutes: 13512
15 to 19 minutes: 14305
20 to 24 minutes: 15461
25 to 29 minutes: 7835
30 to 34 minutes: 14351
35 to 39 minutes: 3513
40 to 44 minutes: 3756
45 to 59 minutes: 6747
60 to 89 minutes: 2414
90 or more minutes: 1488

Scottsdale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 82,585 (80%)
Carpooled: 7,857 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 950 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 52 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 30 (0%)
Railroad: 16 (0%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 117 (0%)
Motorcycle: 338 (0%)
Bicycle: 812 (1%)
Walked: 1,752 (2%)
Other means: 1,005 (1%)
Worked at home: 7,297 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4762
$10,000 to $14,999: 3375
$15,000 to $19,999: 3788
$20,000 to $24,999: 4549
$25,000 to $29,999: 4260
$30,000 to $34,999: 5095
$35,000 to $39,999: 4422
$40,000 to $44,999: 4400
$45,000 to $49,999: 4254
$50,000 to $59,999: 7938
$60,000 to $74,999: 9623
$75,000 to $99,999: 10594
$100,000 to $124,999: 7295
$125,000 to $149,999: 4612
$150,000 to $199,999: 4791
$200,000 or more: 6844

First ancestries reported:

German: 28123

Other groups: 24740

Irish: 18600

English: 18418

Italian: 14332

United States or American: 9120

Polish: 6245

Norwegian: 4552

French (except Basque): 4337

Russian: 4197

Scottish: 3825

Swedish: 3649

Scotch-Irish: 3115

Dutch: 2267

European: 1883

Canadian: 1571

Danish: 1491

Welsh: 1293

Hungarian: 1206

Arab:: 1196

Greek: 1196

British: 1094

French Canadian: 1088

Austrian: 786

Czech: 728

Swiss: 712

Ukrainian: 698

Iranian: 614

Lithuanian: 569

Romanian: 529

Portuguese: 509

Slovak: 493

Eastern European: 470

Belgian: 469

Scandinavian: 446

Czechoslovakian: 403

Lebanese: 394

Finnish: 386

Armenian: 354

Croatian: 336

Subsaharan African:: 303

Yugoslavian: 268

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 234

Arab/Arabic: 193

Serbian: 192

Northern European: 159

Slovene: 159

Israeli: 150

Egyptian: 144

Australian: 139

South African: 131

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 124

Jordanian: 115

Other Arab: 110

Palestinian: 104

Latvian: 102

African: 94

Syrian: 92

Luxemburger: 84

Albanian: 76

Turkish: 72

Maltese: 70

Slavic: 65

Pennsylvania German: 58

New Zealander: 57

Brazilian: 55

Basque: 53

Bulgarian: 49

Iraqi: 44

Jamaican: 43

Nigerian: 42

Celtic: 33

Icelander: 29

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 27

Alsatian: 26

Macedonian: 25

Acadian/Cajun: 24

West Indian: 23

Estonian: 21

Other Subsaharan African: 21

Afghan: 19

Haitian: 15

Kenyan: 11

German Russian: 9

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Bermudan: 7

Guyanese: 6

Somalian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (23%)
Canada (15%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (5%)
Italy (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
India (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 37110
Northeast: 33416
Midwest: 63403
South: 18050
West: 29309

41% of Scottsdale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 6% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 254
Nursery to 4th grade: 70
5th and 6th grade: 525
7th and 8th grade: 596
9th grade: 510
10th grade: 642
11th grade: 540
12th grade, no diploma: 1,532
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,397
Less than 1 year of college: 3,790
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,830
Associate degree: 3,955
Bachelor's degree: 23,180
Master's degree: 7,515
Professional school degree: 4,130
Doctorate degree: 1,411

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 309
Nursery to 4th grade: 117
5th and 6th grade: 276
7th and 8th grade: 796
9th grade: 568
10th grade: 803
11th grade: 688
12th grade, no diploma: 1,553
High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,334
Less than 1 year of college: 6,634
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 16,425
Associate degree: 6,044
Bachelor's degree: 21,090
Master's degree: 6,796
Professional school degree: 1,561
Doctorate degree: 791

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,069
Black householders: $47,691
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,399
Asian householders: $91,153
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $57,167
Some other race householders: $68,336
Two or more races householders: $45,598
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,108

Scottsdale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Scottsdale household income for Asian householders

Scottsdale household income for Some other race householders

Scottsdale household income for Two or more races householders

Scottsdale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Scottsdale marital status for males

Scottsdale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $558,688
Black or African American householders: $480,372
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $360,653
Asian householders: $643,988
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $162,119
Some other race householders: $322,493
Two or more races householders: $349,429
Hispanic or Latino householders: $381,105

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 57,290
One, attached: 13,986
Two: 509
3 or 4: 4,461
5 to 9: 7,906
10 to 19: 6,660
20 to 49: 2,618
50 or more: 10,502
Mobile homes: 952
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Scottsdale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (61%) Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Utility gas (15%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,121

Here:	11.6%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 629

Here:	7.6%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,584

Here:	15.8%
Arizona:	13.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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