Scottsbluff, Nebraska
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 1.2% since 2020.
14,259
people, the 13th-largest of Nebraska's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Nebraska's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
7 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
66.0%
of 10,018 jobs located in Scottsbluff are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 57% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$966
a month. Nebraska's median is $1,072.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $634 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Scotts Bluff County.
- $628 Tract 9529
- $1,262 Tract 9534
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$890–$1,335
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $966 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 85 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 22% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 90% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.5% to the 6,694 homes here.
24–100
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 42% less than Nebraska's.
$137,700
median home value in Scottsbluff.
- $137,700 Scottsbluff
- $238,600 Nebraska
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year