What is the population of Scottsbluff city?

Scottsbluff city has 14,406 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #13 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Scottsbluff city?

Median household income in Scottsbluff city is $53,448 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Scottsbluff city?

Median gross rent is $966 a month and the median home value is $141,300, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.

Is Scottsbluff city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Scottsbluff city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Scottsbluff, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Scottsbluff, Nebraska (Scottsbluff, NE — Census place “Scottsbluff city”) is 14,406 residents, ranking #13 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $53,448, the median home is worth $141,300 and median gross rent runs $966 a month. Looking for the Scottsbluff Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Scottsbluff, NE: 69361.

Population: 14,406Scottsbluff city residents
Median household income: $53,448Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $141,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $966Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 55.7%Owner-occupied households

Scottsbluff ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Scottsbluff.

The Scottsbluff NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

69361

What the numbers mean in Scottsbluff city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Scottsbluff city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 55.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Scottsbluff city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Scottsbluff city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 14,406 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #13 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 37 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Scottsbluff city earn a median of $53,448 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Scottsbluff city is valued at $141,300, 53.4% below the national figure and 13% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $966 a month, 31.3% below the national figure, or roughly $11,592 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Scottsbluff city?: Scottsbluff city has 14,406 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #13 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Scottsbluff city?: Median household income in Scottsbluff city is $53,448 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Scottsbluff city?: Median gross rent is $966 a month and the median home value is $141,300, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
Is Scottsbluff city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Scottsbluff city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Scottsbluff city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.