39% of the city's workforce is involved in the tourism industry. In 2005, 7.5 million visitors stayed in Scottsdale, providing an economic impact of $3.1 billion. Scottsdale is also home to more than 70 resorts and hotels, with four of them listed as AAA Five-Diamond hotels in 2005, and has the highest number of resort spas per capita of any city in the U.S, making it an ideal destination for relaxation. There's no question the tourism is a major industry in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The city is also home to several technology firms, such as Motorola Research and Development and Medical Operations, General Dynamics C4 Systems, Taser International, and internet company Go Daddy.
With the Scottsdale Airport (which opened in the 1960s), the aviation industry has also grown in the past years. By 2004, the airpark area around the airport employed nearly 50,000 people, and housed 2,200 businesses with a combined economic impact of $3 billion annually.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,484, and the median income for a family was $73,846. |