COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Scotts Bluff County

Nebraska · 36,951 residents · 740 sq mi

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With 36,951 people, Scotts Bluff County is a county in Nebraska. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $70,900. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,951

+3%since 1990

from 36,025 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

+9%since 1990

from 35.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

740 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(2,404)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(2,679)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,738)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(2,800)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.6%(2,080)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.1%(4,109)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(5,268)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(5,105)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(3,405)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.7%(3,211)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.1%(2,266)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(886)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,016

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,369 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,355

+63%since 1990

from $10,644 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.5%

−1.0 ptssince 1990

from 15.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,900

+34%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $40,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$433

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $306 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

66.2%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 64.3% in 1990

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(32,743)

Black0.2%(68)

Hispanic / Latino14.4%(5,172)

Asian0.6%(225)

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.7%(29,457)

Black0.2%(87)

Hispanic / Latino17.2%(6,352)

Asian0.6%(211)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.1%(7,927)

South American0.4%(144)

Puerto Rican0.4%(132)

Spaniard0.4%(127)

Central American0.2%(82)

Peruvian0.2%(56)

Colombian0.1%(41)

Guatemalan0.1%(37)

Panamanian0.1%(32)

Venezuelan0.1%(28)

Chilean0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(78)

Chinese0.2%(70)

Japanese0.1%(35)

Taiwanese0%(14)

Filipino0%(14)

Korean0%(12)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German30.3%(10,865)

Irish10.6%(3,806)

English8.9%(3,182)

American3.8%(1,371)

Russian2.1%(770)

Dutch2.1%(758)

Swedish2.1%(747)

Norwegian1.7%(596)

French1.5%(533)

Italian1.4%(501)

Czech1.3%(466)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(416)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1%(350)

Danish0.9%(327)

Scottish0.9%(326)

British0.4%(156)

Greek0.4%(140)

Welsh0.4%(138)

Canadian0.4%(136)

Croatian0.3%(92)

Swiss0.2%(89)

French Canadian0.2%(77)

Portuguese0.2%(67)

Hungarian0.1%(47)

Belgian0.1%(26)

Slovak0%(15)

Israeli0%(12)

Finnish0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Latvian0%(4)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.3%

+3.4 ptssince 1990

from 13.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.6%

+5.3 ptssince 1990

from 74.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 4.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.7 min

−29%since 1990

from 15.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.9%(3,255)

Married64.1%(8,730)

Widowed2.7%(374)

Divorced9.3%(1,261)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(2,886)

Married57.3%(8,915)

Widowed12.8%(1,997)

Divorced11.3%(1,752)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% 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)24%(434)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(378)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(679)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,812 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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