COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scottsdale vs Phoenix
PLACE A
Scottsdale, Chicago, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Phoenix, Arizona
Scottsdale is 99% smaller than Phoenix. Scottsdale earns more, with a median household income $8,217 higher.
SCOTTSDALEPHOENIXDIFFERENCE
Total population18,7211,665,481−99% vs Phoenix
Population density11,5143,213+8,300
Population growth–11.2%–
Median age35.234.9+0.3
Male51.2%50.2%+1.0 pts
Female48.8%49.8%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born26.6%19.0%+7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.3%40.6%−26.3 pts
Black9.5%7.4%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino73.4%42.0%+31.4 pts
Asian1.8%4.0%−2.2 pts
Other1.1%6.0%−4.9 pts
Median household income$89,549$81,332+$8,217
Per capita income$28,393$41,981−$13,588
Poverty rate10.8%13.7%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.465−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%33.6%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree7.6%13.1%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%5.0%+5.5 pts
Labor force participation64.1%68.3%−4.2 pts
Median home value$253,751$420,700−$166,949
Median gross rent$1,354$1,582−$228
Owner-occupied90.1%57.3%+32.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%6.5%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%49.1%−1.8 pts
Average commute33.525.6+7.9
Worked from home6.4%19.0%−12.6 pts
Public transit to work4.6%1.9%+2.7 pts
Uninsured16.2%14.3%+1.9 pts