Scottsbluff, NE (Nebraska) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,785 (Urban population: 14,717 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 68 (all nonfarm))

Scottsbluff, Nebraska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,600 (6,124 occupied: 3,560 owner occupied, 2,564 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1122 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,040.

Median contract rent in 2007: $409 (lower quartile is $293, upper quartile is $499)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $322

Median gross rent in Scottsbluff, NE in 2007: $546

Housing units in Scottsbluff with a mortgage: 1,858 (203 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,375

Scottsbluff,NE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,612 (it was $69,600 in 2000)

Scottsbluff:	$95,612
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,633 - $135,087

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $111,419
Here: $111,419
State: $152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,018
Here: $134,018
State: $157,382

In 2-unit structures: $173,604
Here: $173,604
State: $134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,111
Here: $146,111
State: $103,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,744
Here: $218,744
State: $181,921

Mobile homes: $15,583
Here: $15,583
State: $29,187

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,503

In family households: 11,999 (2,808 male householders, 1,080 female householders)
2,829 spouses, 4,427 children (4,170 natural, 79 adopted, 178 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 147 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 159 other relatives, 306 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,504 (903 male householders (718 living alone)), 1,320 female householders (1,248 living alone)), 281 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 334 (150 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,777 2-persons, 798 3-persons, 709 4-persons, 392 5-persons, 151 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,966 1-person, 235 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

2,344 married couples with children.
1,184 single-parent households (209 men, 975 women).

82.3% of residents of Scottsbluff speak English at home.
15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 835 (5.6%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scottsbluff, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 111 4 rooms: 396 5 rooms: 700 6 rooms: 465 7 rooms: 608 8 rooms: 498 9 or more rooms: 725

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scottsbluff, Nebraska:
	1 room: 54 2 rooms: 251 3 rooms: 608 4 rooms: 761 5 rooms: 413 6 rooms: 185 7 rooms: 163 8 rooms: 72 9 or more rooms: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 299
1990 to 1994: 281
1980 to 1989: 389
1970 to 1979: 1,192
1960 to 1969: 966
1950 to 1959: 1,209
1940 to 1949: 789
1939 or earlier: 1,438

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scottsbluff:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 170 2 bedrooms: 830 3 bedrooms: 1,349 4 bedrooms: 937 5 or more bedrooms: 252

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scottsbluff:
	no bedroom: 85 1 bedroom: 796 2 bedrooms: 1,147 3 bedrooms: 382 4 bedrooms: 126 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Scottsbluff in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 123 1 vehicle: 938 2 vehicles: 1,673 3 vehicles: 624 4 vehicles: 156 5 or more vehicles: 46

Cars and other vehicles available in Scottsbluff in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 473 1 vehicle: 1,301 2 vehicles: 646 3 vehicles: 129 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Scottsbluff, NE:

Less than $10,000: 44
$10,000 to $14,999: 26
$15,000 to $19,999: 44
$20,000 to $24,999: 57
$25,000 to $29,999: 52
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 60
$40,000 to $49,999: 188
$50,000 to $59,999: 255
$60,000 to $69,999: 208
$70,000 to $79,999: 311
$80,000 to $89,999: 291
$90,000 to $99,999: 270
$100,000 to $124,999: 563
$125,000 to $149,999: 380
$150,000 to $174,999: 243
$175,000 to $199,999: 169
$200,000 to $249,999: 223
$250,000 to $299,999: 74
$300,000 to $399,999: 60
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Scottsbluff rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Scottsbluff:

Less than $100: 72 people
$100 to $149: 50
$150 to $199: 108
$200 to $249: 192
$250 to $299: 203
$300 to $349: 265
$350 to $399: 274
$400 to $449: 348
$450 to $499: 318
$500 to $549: 128
$550 to $599: 97
$600 to $649: 58
$650 to $699: 53
$700 to $749: 45
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 39
$1,000 to $1,249: 56
$1,250 to $1,499: 36
$1,500 to $1,999: 18
$2,000 or more: 43
No cash rent: 138

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 253 1990 to 1994: 135 1985 to 1989: 71 1980 to 1984: 58 1975 to 1979: 58 1970 to 1974: 139 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 121

Scottsbluff, NE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.0%
Number of people working at home: 146 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 680
5 to 9 minutes: 2435
10 to 14 minutes: 1806
15 to 19 minutes: 679
20 to 24 minutes: 210
25 to 29 minutes: 94
30 to 34 minutes: 222
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 16
45 to 59 minutes: 76
60 to 89 minutes: 74
90 or more minutes: 32

Scottsbluff mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,119 (79%)
Carpooled: 904 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 25 (0%)
Walked: 189 (3%)
Other means: 97 (1%)
Worked at home: 146 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 807
$10,000 to $14,999: 551
$15,000 to $19,999: 559
$20,000 to $24,999: 631
$25,000 to $29,999: 513
$30,000 to $34,999: 402
$35,000 to $39,999: 404
$40,000 to $44,999: 304
$45,000 to $49,999: 292
$50,000 to $59,999: 501
$60,000 to $74,999: 505
$75,000 to $99,999: 300
$100,000 to $124,999: 168
$125,000 to $149,999: 54
$150,000 to $199,999: 63
$200,000 or more: 57

First ancestries reported:

German: 4253

Other groups: 3652

English: 981

Irish: 659

United States or American: 538

Swedish: 254

Norwegian: 246

French (except Basque): 178

Danish: 156

Dutch: 141

Scotch-Irish: 130

Italian: 125

Polish: 115

Scottish: 103

Czech: 93

Russian: 68

Czechoslovakian: 45

Swiss: 45

Greek: 37

Finnish: 27

Welsh: 24

Scandinavian: 20

Austrian: 19

British: 18

French Canadian: 13

Pennsylvania German: 13

Syrian: 11

European: 11

Serbian: 11

Arab:: 11

German Russian: 9

Iranian: 8

Portuguese: 7

Brazilian: 6

Turkish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (79%)
Peru (4%)
Panama (3%)
Yugoslavia (2%)
Canada (2%)
Russia (2%)
Germany (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9354
Northeast: 156
Midwest: 1594
South: 722
West: 2105

55% of Scottsbluff residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Nebraska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 127
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 66
7th and 8th grade: 195
9th grade: 209
10th grade: 162
11th grade: 161
12th grade, no diploma: 115
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,166
Less than 1 year of college: 333
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 658
Associate degree: 227
Bachelor's degree: 433
Master's degree: 159
Professional school degree: 86
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 101
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 106
7th and 8th grade: 307
9th grade: 115
10th grade: 181
11th grade: 187
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,548
Less than 1 year of college: 479
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 829
Associate degree: 406
Bachelor's degree: 617
Master's degree: 135
Professional school degree: 99
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 41.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 24.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 52.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 28.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,237
Black householders: $32,159
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,294
Asian householders: $70,146
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $8,087
Some other race householders: $32,592
Two or more races householders: $30,977
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,452

Scottsbluff household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Scottsbluff household income for Black householders

Scottsbluff household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Scottsbluff household income for Asian householders

Scottsbluff household income for Some other race householders

Scottsbluff household income for Two or more races householders

Scottsbluff household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Scottsbluff marital status for males

Scottsbluff marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,997
Black or African American householders: $133,590
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $63,279
Asian householders: $146,527
Some other race householders: $64,685
Two or more races householders: $52,451
Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,279

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,347
One, attached: 199
Two: 359
3 or 4: 561
5 to 9: 187
10 to 19: 122
20 to 49: 239
50 or more: 273
Mobile homes: 313

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,795

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Scottsbluff:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (14%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199

Here:	10.7%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	2.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 129

Here:	19.0%
Nebraska:	20.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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