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Moving to Scottdale, Georgia

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Population: 9,803
Males: 4,668 (47.6%), Females: 5,135 (52.4%)

DeKalb County

Zip code: 30079

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.6 years
Median household income: $37,731
Median house value: $114,500

Population by Race

Races in Scottdale:

  • Black (48.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (35.0%)
  • Asian Indian (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (7.6%), German (5.5%), United States (4.5%), Irish (4.3%), Subsaharan African (3.8%), Scottish (2.5%).

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Map of Scottdale, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Scottdale

  • High school or higher: 79.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scottdale CDP

  • Never married: 44.9%
  • Now married: 36.2%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

14.7% Foreign born (7.2% Asia, 3.2% Latin America, 2.6% Africa).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Scottdale:

  • DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; DECATUR, GA)
  • DECATUR HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DECATUR, GA)
  • EGLESTON CHILDREN’S HOSP AT EMORY, INC (about 5 miles; ATLANTA, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scottdale:

  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 18 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 67 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Scottdale:

  • DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 6 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: PDK)
  • FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: FTY)
  • BERRY HILL (about 20 miles; STOCKBRIDGE, GA; Abbreviation: 4A0)

Amtrak station near Scottdale:

  • 9 miles: ATLANTA (1688 PEACHTREE ST. NW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scottdale:

  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 8 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
  • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,867)

Public primary/middle school in Scottdale:

  • ROBERT SHAW THEME SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 385 GLENDALE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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