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Scottsdale, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Scottsdale is a Census city of 243,821 people across 184.00 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $110,886, 67.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 748 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $508.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Scottsdale
What Scottsdale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area184 sq mi
- Water area0.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,325
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaricopa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scottsdale
How many people live in Scottsdale
- Population243,821
- Median age49.0
- Population under 1834,009
- Share under 1813.9 percent
- Population 65 and over64,452
- Share 65 and over26.4 percent
- Households118,637
- Family households64,641
- Share of households that are families54.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Scottsdale
- Median household income$110,886
- Per capita income$86,009
- Civilian labor force131,024
- Employed126,361
- Unemployed4,663
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over194,025
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Scottsdale
- Housing units139,168
- Occupied units118,637
- Vacant units20,531
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent
- Owner occupied79,513
- Renter occupied39,124
- Ownership rate67.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$789,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,013
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units89,425
- Share single family64.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48,587
- Share in buildings of two or more34.9 percent
- Mobile homes962 plus or minus 432
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Scottsdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute85,810
- Commuting under 15 minutes25,244
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22,997
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.8 percent
- Drove alone61.0 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home31.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Scottsdale (7(a))
- Approvals748
- Gross approval$508,508,600
- Average approval$679,824
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,751,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported8,906
- Jobs per approval11.9
- Loans with a final outcome156
- Paid in full141
- Charged off15
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.8 percent
- Share to franchises13.1 percent
- Distinct lenders106
- Distinct industries by NAICS198
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scottsdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Scottsdale (504)
- Approvals186
- Gross approval$163,278,000
- Average approval$877,839
- Median approval$622,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,887
- Loans with a final outcome66
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.5 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scottsdale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Scottsdale
- NFIP communityCity of Scottsdale
- NFIP community number045012
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date07/20/21
The City of Scottsdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 045012 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Maricopa County, not Scottsdale
Maricopa County context, not Scottsdale figures
- Establishments in Maricopa County109,863
- Covered employment, Maricopa County2,280,645
- Average annual pay, Maricopa County$73,840
- Housing units permitted, Maricopa County36,380
Every figure in this section is published for Maricopa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Scottsdale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Scottsdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Scottsdale, Arizona?
243,821, in 118,637 households. Scottsdale city covers 184.00 square miles of land, which is 1,325 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Scottsdale in?
Maricopa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Scottsdale?
$110,886. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $789,800. Median gross rent is $2,013 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Scottsdale businesses?
748 7(a) approvals totaling $508.5 m since FY2020, across 106 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 186 504 approvals worth $163.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scottsdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Scottsdale borrowers get paid back?
Of the 156 loans that have reached a final outcome, 141 were paid in full and 15 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Scottsdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Scottsdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Scottsdale, city of, community 045012, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Scottsdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maricopa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Scottsdale.
Is zoning published for Scottsdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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