Scottsbluff city, NE

Scotts Bluff County, NE

2022 population: 14,454 ( 14,454 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.6 square miles
Population density: 2178.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,246	63.97%	?%
Black:	74	0.51%	0.0%
Indian:	451	3.12%	0.0%
Asian:	100	0.69%	0.0%
2+ races:	267	1.85%	0.0%
Hispanic:	4,316	29.86%	0.0%

Total non-White:	5,208	36.03%	?%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	9,246	?
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,208	?

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2000
14,837
10,689	72.04%
97	0.65%
348	2.35%
64	0.43%
154	1.04%
3,485	23.49%
4,148	27.96%

1990
13,711
10,529	76.79%
17	0.12%
436	3.18%
100	0.73%
n/a
2,629	19.17%
3,182	23.21%

1980
14,156
11,502	81.25%
3	0.02%
238	1.68%
45	0.32%
n/a
2,349	16.59%
2,654	18.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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-10,689	-72.0
-4,148	-28.0

Number	Rate
1990's
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160	1.2
966	7.0

Number	Rate
1980's
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-973	-6.9
528	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.6
3,642	25.2%
10,812	74.8%
3,020	20.9%

6,159
2.29

3,364	54.6%
2,346	69.7%
436	13.0%
2,795	45.4%

2010
Number	Percent
?
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

0
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0	?%
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0	?%
0	?%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
3,965	26.7%
10,872	73.3%
2,591	17.5%

6,111
2.37

3,888	63.6%
2,825	72.7%
627	16.1%
2,223	36.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
3,829	27.9%
9,882	72.1%
2,296	16.7%

5,588
2.39

3,685	65.9%
2,995	81.3%
498	13.5%
1,903	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
3,916	27.7%
10,240	72.3%
2,131	15.1%

5,509
2.52

3,766	68.4%
3,221	85.5%
345	9.2%
1,743	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	245	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	321	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	291	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	404	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	338	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	502	8.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	177	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	285	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	308	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	401	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	760	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	765	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	633	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	301	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	148	2.4%
$200,000 or more	280	4.5%

Median Household Income	55,744
Per Capita Income	31,472

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	267	4.3%
Public Assistance	117	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	695	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,642	80.5%
Unemployed	104	1.8%
In Armed Forces	8	0.1%

Total Labor Force	4,754	82.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,012	17.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,567	2,239	53.4%
Non-Profit	197	426	31.6%
Self-Employed	230	172	57.2%

Local Government	221	342	39.3%
State Government	242	266	47.6%
Federal Government	65	73	47.1%

Total Private + Self	2,797	2,411	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	725	1,107	39.6%
Total	3,522	3,518	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	636	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,692	24.0%
Professional, Technical	1,520	21.6%
Service Occupations	1,367	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	109	1.5%
All others	1,825	25.9%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,216	17.3%
Retail trade	1,175	16.7%
Accommodation and food services	702	10.0%
Educational services	627	8.9%
Manufacturing	592	8.4%
Construction	454	6.4%
Finance and insurance	387	5.5%
Public administration	294	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	263	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	199	2.8%
Other services	186	2.6%
Wholesale trade	174	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	171	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	165	2.3%
Information	159	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	135	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	89	1.3%
Utilities	52	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,701	25.61%
Puerto Rican	150	1.04%
Cuban	12	0.08%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	58	0.40%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.17%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	33	0.23%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	120	0.83%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	42	0.29%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	78	0.54%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	275	1.90%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	47	0.33%
Filipino	22	0.15%
Chinese	14	0.10%
Taiwanese	11	0.08%
Burmese	6	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,454	84.1%
Spanish	1,864	13.7%
German, other Germanic	90	0.7%
Other Asian	82	0.6%
Chinese	54	0.4%
Other	40	0.3%
Tagalog	22	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,088	28.3%
Irish	1,552	10.7%
English	1,090	7.5%
American	500	3.5%
Russian	378	2.6%
Swedish	269	1.9%
Dutch	245	1.7%
Scottish	208	1.4%
Norwegian	183	1.3%
Polish	172	1.2%
European	155	1.1%
British	147	1.0%
Italian	147	1.0%
French	144	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	143	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,963	96.6%
Not a citizen	491	3.4%

Native	13,773	95.3%
Foreign-born	681	4.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
577	6.2%	499	5.3%	2,488	26.5%	3,219	34.4%	1,706	18.2%	882	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	577	6.2%
9-12 Years	499	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,488	26.5%
Some College	3,219	34.4%
Bach. Degree	1,706	18.2%
Grad Degree	882	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +188	D +162	D + 6.7%
D +350
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,317	62.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,875	35.3%	127	2.4%	5,319	4	16	0.56%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	3,129	62.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,525	30.4%	355	7.1%	5,009	4	17	0.59%

2020 President, Scottsbluff city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,875

35.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,317

62.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

127

2.4%

TOTAL

5,319

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Scottsbluff city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,525

30.4%

Donald Trump (R)

3,129

62.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

292

5.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

TOTAL

5,009

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Scottsbluff city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	47%	Ben Sasse* (R)	3,377	67.1%	Chris Janicek (D)	1,322	26.3%	331 [+]	6.6%	5,030	4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 331 (6.6%);
2018	S1	43%	Deb Fischer* (R)	2,248	61.1%	Jane Raybould (D)	1,270	34.5%	164 [+]	4.5%	3,682	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 164 (4.5%);
2018	G	42%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	2,215	60.5%	Bob Krist (D)	1,445	39.5%	0	0.0%	3,660	2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,649
Median Value	$131,400

Occupied	6,159	92.6%
Vacant	490	7.4%

Owned	3,333	54.1%
Rented	2,826	45.9%
Median Rent	$942

Single-Family Units	4,657	70.0%
Detached	4,425	66.6%
Attached	232	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	970	14.6%
Mobile Homes	311	4.7%

Scottsbluff city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Scottsbluff city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Scottsbluff city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Scottsbluff city, NE