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Demographics and Economic Reports
Quick Facts
Slogan: "The West's Most Western Town"

Population: 215,030 (July 2002)

Size: 184.5 square miles, stretching 31 miles from north to south

Elevation: Average is 1,248 feet above sea level (Scottsdale Airport field elevation is 1,508 feet MSL)

Longitude & latitude: 111.93 degrees W, 33.50 degrees N

Climate: Average median temperature is 70.3 F degrees, average precipitation is 7.05 inches per year, and average percentage of sunny days per year is 86 percent

Density: 1,109 people per square mile; 2.22 persons per household (July 2000)

Median age: 42.1 years (July 2000)

Median household income: $61,700 (July 2000 estimate)

Size rank: Fourth in total area and fifth in population within Arizona (January 2000)

Education level: 42 percent of population are college graduates, 28 percent have some college, and 20 percent are high school graduates

Seasonal residents: 34 percent from the western states; 21 percent from the southern states; 18 percent from the northeastern states; 17 percent from the north central states; and 10 percent from overseas

Number of visitors annually: 7.2 million visited Scottsdale during 1999

Housing: There are 90,669 occupied living units in Scottsdale (Census 2000)); 69.6 percent owned and 30.4 percent rented

Average cost of housing: Home prices range from $60,000 to $6+ million with $228,000 as the median price (1998).
Unemployment rate: 2.0 percent (June 2000)

Budget: Scottsdale's fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) 2000/2001 operating budget was approved at $335.7 million.

Financial rating: Scottsdale's general obligation bond rating was upgraded to AAA, the highest possible rating, by Fitch IBCA in 1999. Only 12 other cities nationally enjoy the same rating from Fitch. Moody’s Investor Service maintained Scottsdale’s rating at Aa1 and Standard & Poor’s maintained our AA+ rating.

Property tax rate: Among the lowest city property tax rates in Maricopa County, at $1.38 per $100 assessed valuation for Fiscal Year 2000.

County: Maricopa County, population 3,072,149 (Census 2000)

State: Arizona, population 5,130,632 (Census 2000)

Official food: Chili, by 1994 mayoral proclamation

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