Demographics of Scottsbluff city, Nebraska

Scottsbluff city, Nebraska had 14,259 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −179 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Scottsbluff city, in four figures

14,259
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,376 ±22.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −179 people.; 38.8 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,359 ±$7,224
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Scottsbluff city, Nebraska's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Scottsbluff city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Scottsbluff city, Nebraska's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Scottsbluff city, 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	14,438	100.0	100.0
2021	14,420	99.9	100.2
2022	14,372	99.5	100.7
2023	14,329	99.2	101.6
2024	14,305	99.1	102.5
2025	14,259	98.8	103.1

Population of Scottsbluff city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,438	—
2021	14,420	−18
2022	14,372	−48
2023	14,329	−43
2024	14,305	−24
2025	14,259	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±2.3: for men 34.2 ±4.3 and for women 42.4 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Scottsbluff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	913 ±163	6.4% ±1.1	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,566 ±362	17.8% ±2.5	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,396 ±292	9.7% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,385 ±355	23.5% ±2.5	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,103 ±334	21.6% ±2.3	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,013 ±333	21.0% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,359 ±$7,224, and income per person $37,223 ±$4,132, 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 Scottsbluff city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	1,282 ±253	20.6% ±4.0	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,605 ±282	25.8% ±4.4	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,112 ±286	17.9% ±4.5	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	766 ±171	12.3% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	902 ±218	14.5% ±3.5	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	255 ±103	4.1% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	301 ±101	4.8% ±1.6	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 Scottsbluff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	2,161 ±476	15.4% ±3.4	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	834 ±287	24.3% ±7.7	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	824 ±205	12.3% ±3.0	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	503 ±183	13.0% ±4.5	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Scottsbluff city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scottsbluff city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	6,694 ±247	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±1.2	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±2.9	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±4.2	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±4.9	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,700 ±$17,832	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$966 ±$43	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±4	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 Scottsbluff city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,420 ±416	30.7% ±2.9	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,331 ±462	64.9% ±3.2	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 95	0% to 0.7%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	22 to 126	0.2% to 0.9%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	130 ±64	0.9% ±0.4	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	0 to 301	0% to 2.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	226 ±90	1.6% ±0.6	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 Scottsbluff city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	9,245 ±486	64.3% ±3.4	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,501 ±473	31.3% ±3.3	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 78	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	594 ±214	4.1% ±1.5	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	93 to 307	0.6% to 2.1%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	394 ±188	2.7% ±1.3	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

Scottsbluff city among the places of Nebraska

13th of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Scottsbluff city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Papillion city	25,244 ±46
Hastings city	25,008 ±41
Columbus city	24,488 ±26
North Platte city	22,831 ±35
La Vista city	16,563 ±31
Scottsbluff city	14,376 ±22
South Sioux City city	13,907 ±22
Beatrice city	12,225 ±32
Lexington city	10,862 ±20
Chalco CDP	10,595 ±728
Gretna city	9,193 ±34

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Nebraska by median age
No. 1 Places in Nebraska by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Nebraska by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Nebraska by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 10 Places in Nebraska by homeownership rate
No. 12 Places in Nebraska by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026