2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rolla, MO vs Scottsbluff, NE

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Highlights
- Household income in Scottsbluff, is 36% more than it is in Rolla and is 36% below the National Average.
- Rolla unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Scottsbluff unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Rolla, MOScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.7%22.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,191$27,149$37,638
 Household Income$37,426$50,788$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,632$65,121$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rolla, MOScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.8%11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K17.5%12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%12.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.4%12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.9%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rolla, MOScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%8.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.1%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library12.4%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%25.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%9.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.6%17.0%13.1%
Reviews for Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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