Scottsbluff

Population: 14,406
Median household income: $53,448
Median home value: $141,300

Scottsbluff, a community in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, has 14,406 residents. Its median household income of $53,448 runs below the Scotts Bluff County figure of $60,960.

From 2019 to 2023, Scottsbluff's population declined 2.2% from 14,737 to 14,406, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $116,600 to $141,300.

Owners occupy 55.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,406
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,448
Median home value: $141,300
Median gross rent: $966
Housing units: 6,658
Homeownership rate: 55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,73714,406

Median household income

$44,354$53,448

Median home value

$116,600$141,300

Median gross rent

$778$966

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,737	$44,354	$116,600	$778
2020	14,660	$49,182	$116,400	$860
2021	14,511	$50,788	$116,600	$860
2022	14,454	$55,744	$131,400	$942
2023	14,406	$53,448	$141,300	$966

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	865	6.0%
5 to 17	2,620	18.2%
18 to 24	1,431	9.9%
25 to 34	1,928	13.4%
35 to 44	1,625	11.3%
45 to 54	1,646	11.4%
55 to 64	1,386	9.6%
65 to 74	1,541	10.7%
75 and over	1,364	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,517	66.1%
Black or African American	109	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	179	1.2%
Asian	126	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.4%
Two or more races	216	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,195	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,043	11.0%
High school graduate	2,392	25.2%
Some college or associate's	3,471	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,620	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	964	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,424	80.4%
Carpooled	738	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	113	1.7%
Bicycle	30	0.4%
Worked from home	363	5.4%
Other means	77	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,295	83.0%
15 to 29 min	823	12.9%
30 to 44 min	48	0.8%
45 to 59 min	101	1.6%
60+ min	115	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 17.1% (2,403 of 14,012)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,262	52.8%
Nonfamily households	2,917	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,179	92.8%
Vacant	479	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,443	55.7%
Renter-occupied	2,736	44.3%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,326	65.0%
1-unit, attached	236	3.5%
2 to 4 units	817	12.3%
5 to 19 units	430	6.5%
20 or more units	543	8.2%
Mobile home & other	306	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3144245
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.8681, -103.6620