PlainZIP

Scottsbluff, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scottsbluff, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,999. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SCOTTSBLUFF-NE · Scottsbluff, NE 1 ZIPs · 17,999 pop · #18502/25278 · Scotts Bluff County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,623
  • RANK-LOWER #18502/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lyman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,999
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $155,100

Nearest income peer: Lyman, NE ( $2,394 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Scottsbluff

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Scottsbluff on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Scottsbluff, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,999
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,623
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,623 and poverty 14.0% concentrate in 69361.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.4%) for this income tier, rent $952 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Nebraska, Red Cloud is the closest lower-income city and Wellfleet the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Scottsbluff.

Population concentration

Scottsbluff reads through its lone ZIP, 69361

17,999 ACS residents, one ZIP: 69361 is not the leading code inside Scottsbluff, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Scottsbluff's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 635 establishments, 9,256 employees , annual payroll $409,404k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 69361 (635 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (100) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Scottsbluff, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Scotts Bluff County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Scottsbluff. See the Scotts Bluff County roll-up →

Scottsbluff lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Scotts Bluff County: Gering, Mitchell and Minatare earn more and Morrill, Lyman and Melbeta earn less. Mcgrew marks the far end of that range at $26,042, 56% below Scottsbluff.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
69361 17,999 $58,623 635 61
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Scottsbluff roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Scottsbluff, .