Demographics of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska had 35,586 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −460 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Scotts Bluff County, in four figures

35,586
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −460 people.; 40.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,614 ±$4,176
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	36,046	100.0	100.0
2021	35,901	99.6	100.2
2022	35,785	99.3	100.7
2023	35,701	99.0	101.6
2024	35,658	98.9	102.5
2025	35,586	98.7	103.1

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Population of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	36,046	−41	−9	0	−32
2021	35,901	−145	−64	+16	−112
2022	35,785	−116	−70	+117	−151
2023	35,701	−84	+10	+57	−149
2024	35,658	−43	−48	+65	−58
2025	35,586	−72	−57	+34	−52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±0.6: for men 38.6 ±0.7 and for women 41.6 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Scotts Bluff County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	2,238 ±78	6.2% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,420 ±425	17.9% ±1.2	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,843 ±310	7.9% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,459 ±391	23.6% ±1.1	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,390 ±404	23.4% ±1.1	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,493 ±407	20.9% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,614 ±$4,176, and income per person $36,688 ±$2,382, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Scotts Bluff County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	2,713 ±370	18.0% ±2.4	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,245 ±387	21.5% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,836 ±372	18.8% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,107 ±275	14.0% ±1.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,480 ±301	16.4% ±2.0	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,028 ±241	6.8% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	669 ±165	4.4% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Scotts Bluff County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	4,504 ±683	12.9% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,692 ±380	19.8% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,854 ±346	11.1% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	958 ±234	9.8% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Scotts Bluff County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scotts Bluff County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	16,480 ±33	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±1.7	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.5% ±1.6	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.3% ±2.2	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.7% ±2.8	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,500 ±$9,154	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$909 ±$39	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Scotts Bluff County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,551 ±0	23.9% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,335 ±203	70.7% ±0.6	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	202 ±65	0.6% ±0.2	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	239 ±52	0.7% ±0.1	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	358 ±110	1.0% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	88 to 438	0.2% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	891 ±170	2.5% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Scotts Bluff County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	23,009 ±645	64.2% ±1.8	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,039 ±672	30.8% ±1.9	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	200 ±93	0.6% ±0.3	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,595 ±262	4.4% ±0.7	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	723 ±210	2.0% ±0.6	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	872 ±248	2.4% ±0.7	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Scotts Bluff County among the counties of Nebraska

9th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Scotts Bluff County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hall County	63,633	+1.4%
Buffalo County	51,172	+1.9%
Dodge County	38,057	+2.6%
Madison County	36,106	+1.6%
Platte County	35,649	+3.9%
Scotts Bluff County	35,586	−1.3%
Lincoln County	33,303	−3.6%
Adams County	31,071	−0.3%
Cass County	27,657	+3.9%
Dawson County	24,452	+1.5%
Saunders County	23,702	+6.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026