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Scottsbluff, NE vs Sterling, CO

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- Sterling is 0% more densely populated than Scottsbluff.
- People are 8.7% less likely to be married in Sterling.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Sterling.
 Scottsbluff, NESterling, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,976329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201015,081  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,360285,036,114
 Population - 199013,711  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,835.393.4
 Land Area6.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scottsbluff, NESterling, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Scottsbluff, NESterling, COUnited States
 White64.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scottsbluff, NESterling, COUnited States
 Married Population46.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.4%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households5,909  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,60980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,570  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 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 17 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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Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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