CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Scottsbluff

Nebraska · 13,711 residents · 6.63 sq mi

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Scottsbluff is a city of 13,711 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $38,900. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 24%. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The median household earns $19,785, about 34% below the national median. Median rent is $294 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,711

−7%vs 2000

vs 14,732 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,077)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(972)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(1,164)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,008)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(673)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(2,060)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(2,023)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(1,165)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,273)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,227)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(897)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(172)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,785

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,938 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,275

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,065 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.2%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,900

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.1% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.6%(10,548)

Black0.4%(56)

Hispanic / Latino23.6%(3,476)

Asian0.7%(109)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.4%(11,846)

Black0.2%(32)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(2,629)

Asian0.6%(83)

Other12.8%(1,750)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.1%(4,043)

South American0.8%(109)

Puerto Rican0.8%(108)

Spaniard0.5%(68)

Central American0.5%(65)

Peruvian0.4%(56)

Colombian0.3%(41)

Guatemalan0.3%(37)

Panamanian0.2%(28)

Chilean0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(25)

Japanese0.2%(23)

Taiwanese0.1%(14)

Korean0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German26.4%(3,792)

Irish11.7%(1,677)

English8.2%(1,174)

American3.4%(486)

Dutch2.2%(310)

Russian1.8%(253)

Norwegian1.4%(205)

Scottish1.2%(178)

Italian1.2%(177)

Polish1.1%(156)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(155)

Swedish1%(150)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(143)

French0.8%(119)

British0.8%(115)

Czech0.5%(77)

Welsh0.5%(77)

Swiss0.4%(58)

Belgian0.2%(26)

Hungarian0.2%(24)

French Canadian0%(6)

Canadian0%(5)

Greek0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.4%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 9.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(1,632)

Married52.1%(2,596)

Widowed3.1%(156)

Divorced12.1%(601)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(1,701)

Married43.4%(2,753)

Widowed15.1%(955)

Divorced14.7%(934)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(276)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 669 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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