Jury Pool Profile
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Gering
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 35,586
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 35,843.
At a glance
Scotts Bluff County is a 35,586-person venue. The county population is 76% White (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 70.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $64,569, $12,009 below the NE state median of $76,578; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.8% of covered employment, average pay $59,741/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, above the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 35,843
- Median household income
- $63,614
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 1%.
Scotts Bluff County has a population of 35,843, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.8%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 23.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,569; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 29.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, above the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Scotts Bluff County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.4% in 2024, 70.5% in 2020, 71.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (1,812 individuals).