Moving to Scottsbluff, Nebraska

About Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Scottsbluff

Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region. The population was 14,436 at the 2020 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandle, and the 13th-most-populous city in Nebraska.

Scottsbluff was founded in 1899 across the North Platte River from its namesake, a bluff that is now protected by the National Park Service as Scotts Bluff National Monument. The monument was named after Hiram Scott (1805–1828), a fur trader with the Rocky Mountain Fur Company who was found dead in the vicinity on the return trip from a fur expedition. The smaller town of Gering had been founded south of the river in 1887. The two cities have since grown together to form the 7th-largest urban area (the Scottsbluff Micropolitan Statistical Area) in Nebraska.

Gender
Gender Scottsbluff Nebraska Country
Female 53.8% 50.1% 50.8%
Male 46.2% 49.9% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Scottsbluff Nebraska Country
Less than $10,000 8.1% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4% 3.8% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9% 8.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7% 9.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.7% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.3% 19.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.6% 15.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.7% 5.1% 8.3%
Education


Education Scottsbluff Nebraska Country
< 9th Grade 6% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 27% 26% 27.0%
Other College 27% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 11% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 16% 21% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Scottsbluff Nebraska Country
White 64.9% 78.3% 60.1%
African American 0.9% 4.7% 12.2%
American Indian 2.3% 0.7% 0.6%
Asian 0.8% 2.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 29.3% 11.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity