Overview
          697
                  Total Population
                48.9
                  Median age
                45.19%
                  Female population %
                121.3:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                55-59 years
                  Largest age group
                81.0
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                73
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Scribner's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Scribner is 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Scribner's population under 18 was 19.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Scribner's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Scribner, 17.50% were under the age of 15, 13.77% aged 15 to 29, 41.46% aged 30 to 64, 22.24% aged 65 to 84, and 5.02% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 67 less females than males in Scribner:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.19% females and 54.81% males in Scribner, NE.
 - The Scribner, NE gender ratio is 121.3:100 i.e. 121.3 men to 100 women (1.213).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 50.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 30.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Scribner's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Scribner population: 86.08% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 9.90% are some other race and 2.87% are multiracial.
 - Scribner's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
 - By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 624 (89.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Scribner is White with a population of 6 (86.08% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Scribner's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 961 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, Scribner's population decreased by 107 (11.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Scribner's population decreased by 12 (1.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Scribner's population was lowest in year 2019 at 794.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)