Scottdale is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,698 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scottdale is the 94th largest community in Georgia. Scottdale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Scottdale, where the median household income is $85,610.00.

Scottdale real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Scottdale house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Scottdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.24% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Scottdale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.36 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Scottdale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Scottdale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.09% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Scottdale in 2022 was $37,440, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,760 for a family of four. However, Scottdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Scottdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scottdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scottdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Scottdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.78% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Scottdale include English, German, Polish, Irish, and African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Scottdale's cultural character, accounting for 22.73% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Scottdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.