2020 U.S. Census Results: The Changing Demographics Of Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The last 10 years have marked a dramatic shift in the demographic makeup of the United States, with a marked shrinkage of the white population and the rapid growth of the Hispanic community

These changes were not reflected in Scottsdale, where the share of the white population increased by 4 percent while the Hispanic population grew by 22 percent. Other groups saw dramatic increases, with a Black population increase of 32 percent and a 68 percent increase in the Asian population. However it's important to note that the Black and Asian populations in Scottsdale make up a relatively small portion of the city's total population.

Scottsdale's total population as of the 2020 census was 241,361. That total includes a white population of 189,510, a Hispanic population of 23,533, an Asian population of 11,949 and a Black population of 4,601.

Scottsdale also showed an increase in the number of people who identified themselves as multiracial, although the reasons are complex. The number of people in Scottsdale who identified themselves as being more than one race increased by 148 percent to 8,960. Experts say the increase reflects changes in the way people identify themselves as well the number of children born to parents of mixed races or ethnicities, along with changes in the wording of census forms themselves.

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