Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Assessor?

Robert E. Simpson is the County Assessor of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Attorney?

David Eubanks is the County Attorney of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Clerk?

Kelly Sides is the County Clerk of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Scotts Bluff County Clerk of the District Court?

Darla Simpson is the Clerk of the District Court of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff?

Mark L Overman is the Sheriff of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Treasurer?

Heather Hauschild is the County Treasurer of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Scotts Bluff County commissioners?

Mike Blue (District 1); Russ Reisig (District 2); Matt Parsley (District 3); Ken Meyer (District 4); Mark Harris (District 5).

What is the population of Scotts Bluff County?

About 35,843 people, with a median age of 40.3; the median household income is $63,614 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Scotts Bluff County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 468 people unemployed in a labor force of 16,968, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Scotts Bluff County?

57 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 7 school district and 39 special district governments.

Scotts Bluff County, NE elected officials: county commissioners or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Scotts Bluff County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

Scotts Bluff County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Mike Blue source
County Commissioner, District 2	Russ Reisig source
County Commissioner, District 3	Matt Parsley source
County Commissioner, District 4	Ken Meyer source
County Commissioner, District 5	Mark Harris source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Robert E. Simpson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Attorney	David Eubanks source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Kelly Sides source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the District Court	Darla Simpson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Mark L Overman source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Heather Hauschild source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Scotts Bluff County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 57 local governments in Scotts Bluff County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	10	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	39	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Scotts Bluff County

35,843people

40.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,614 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

27%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$168,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.2%U.S.: 8.4%

49%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 23.9% · White 70.7% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Scotts Bluff County

2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Nebraska: 2.5%.

468people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

16,500people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

16,968in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.8%	468	16,500	16,968
August 2026	3.1%	522	16,275	16,797
July 2026	3.7%	624	16,263	16,887
June 2026	3.7%	628	16,336	16,964
May 2026	3.0%	516	16,617	17,133
April 2026	2.9%	500	16,688	17,188
March 2026	3.3%	574	16,743	17,317
February 2026	4.0%	692	16,776	17,468
January 2026	4.0%	685	16,630	17,315
December 2025	3.4%	597	16,808	17,405
November 2025	3.4%	590	16,945	17,535
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	542	16,883	17,425
August 2025	3.2%	541	16,607	17,148
July 2025	3.7%	649	16,703	17,352
June 2025	3.7%	641	16,858	17,499
May 2025	3.2%	559	16,697	17,256
April 2025	3.2%	549	16,782	17,331
March 2025	3.5%	602	16,828	17,430
February 2025	3.8%	667	16,686	17,353
January 2025	3.7%	637	16,613	17,250
December 2024	3.0%	520	16,638	17,158
November 2024	3.0%	514	16,745	17,259
October 2024	3.0%	517	16,936	17,453

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	598	16,765	17,363
2024	3.2%	553	16,608	17,161
2023	2.8%	486	16,741	17,227
2022	2.6%	449	16,687	17,136
2021	3.1%	535	16,670	17,205
2020	4.5%	776	16,604	17,380
2019	4.0%	695	16,859	17,554
2018	3.5%	620	17,022	17,642
2017	3.6%	639	16,955	17,594
2016	3.7%	679	17,437	18,116

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nebraska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.9% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Scotts Bluff County

465.2 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 218.4.

1,628.2 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 1,378.6.

2murders2025, 166 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	166	465.2	581	1,628.2
2023	48	135.1	753	2,119.6

By police agency (7)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Scottsbluff Police Department	2025	103	469	15,337
Gering Police Department	2025	9	42	8,540
Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office	2025	47	47	8,423
Mitchell Police Department	2025	5	7	1,515
Morrill Police Department	2024	3	6	921
Minatare Police Department	2025	2	8	700
Lyman Police Department	2025	0	4	250

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nebraska · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.00 per 1,000 residents2023, 7 agencies serving 35,526 people.

71sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

12civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (7), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Scottsbluff Police Department	30	5	15,249
Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office	18	5	8,480
Gering Police Department	17	1	8,413
Mitchell Police Department	4	0	1,515
Morrill Police Department	1	1	913
Minatare Police Department	1	0	704
Lyman Police Department	0	0	252

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	71	2.00	12	7
2022	73	2.05	12	7
2017	70	1.93	15	5
2016	69	1.91	15	5

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Assessor?: Robert E. Simpson is the County Assessor of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Attorney?: David Eubanks is the County Attorney of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Clerk?: Kelly Sides is the County Clerk of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Scotts Bluff County Clerk of the District Court?: Darla Simpson is the Clerk of the District Court of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff?: Mark L Overman is the Sheriff of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Scotts Bluff County County Treasurer?: Heather Hauschild is the County Treasurer of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Scotts Bluff County commissioners?: Mike Blue (District 1); Russ Reisig (District 2); Matt Parsley (District 3); Ken Meyer (District 4); Mark Harris (District 5).
What is the population of Scotts Bluff County?: About 35,843 people, with a median age of 40.3; the median household income is $63,614 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Scotts Bluff County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 468 people unemployed in a labor force of 16,968, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Scotts Bluff County?: 57 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 7 school district and 39 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's annual audit filed with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (its list of county officials at June 30, 2025) or, where the audit has none, the county's own website (read November 2026), with the Secretary of State's, Department of Revenue's and Judicial Branch's contact directories for a clerk, assessor or clerk of the district court a county page doesn't name; officials appointed or replaced since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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