Scotts Valley is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 12,073 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scotts Valley is the 394th largest community in California. Scotts Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Scotts Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Scotts Valley is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scotts Valley is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scotts Valley who work in management occupations (15.04%), business and financial occupations (9.36%), and office and administrative support (9.35%). Also of interest is that Scotts Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Scotts Valley is also a city of artists. Scotts Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Scotts Valley’s character. A relatively large number of people in Scotts Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. If knowledge is power, Scotts Valley is a pretty powerful place. 53.70% of the adults in Scotts Valley have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Scotts Valley in 2022 was $79,871, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $319,484 for a family of four. Scotts Valley is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Scotts Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scotts Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Scotts Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Scotts Valley include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Scotts Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
