ZIP 85251 · Scottsdale
Who lives in ZIP code 85251 (Scottsdale, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Scottsdale, AZ · Maricopa County
uszips 2026
People40,780
Median age38.5
Household income$92,851
Home value$551,865
Median rent$1,867/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+60.7%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Wider region
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 2,180 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,018
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 90.1% are adults.
Household income
46.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $59,291.
Education (adults 25+)
45.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.9%
- Never married
- 48.0%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 51.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.4%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.