---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Scotts Bluff County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31157"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 35843
  population_under_18: 8658
  population_18_64: 19692
  population_65_plus: 7493
  median_household_income: 63614
  poverty_rate: 12.88
  homeownership_rate: 69.31
  unemployment_rate: 2.68
  median_home_value: 168500
  gini_index: 0.4479
  vacancy_rate: 8.51
  race_white: 27159
  race_black: 202
  race_asian: 239
  race_native: 610
  hispanic: 8551
  bachelors_plus: 8869
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Scotts Bluff County, NE

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 35843 |
| Under 18 | 8658 |
| 18–64 | 19692 |
| 65+ | 7493 |
| Median household income | 63614 |
| Poverty rate | 12.88 |
| Homeownership rate | 69.31 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.68 |
| Median home value | 168500 |
| Gini index | 0.4479 |
| Vacancy rate | 8.51 |
| White | 27159 |
| Black | 202 |
| Asian | 239 |
| Native | 610 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8551 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 8869 |

## Districts

- [NE-03](/us/states/ne/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries