Gering vs Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of Gering and Mitchell: population, income, housing, and more.

Gering and Mitchell are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gering has the higher population (8,567 vs 1,804 in Mitchell). Gering has the higher median household income ($70,244 vs $50,250 in Mitchell). Gering has the higher median home value ($170,700 vs $114,900 in Mitchell).

Population, income & housing

	Gering	Mitchell
Population	8,567	1,804
Median age	37.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,244	$50,250
Median home value	$170,700	$114,900
Median gross rent	$818	$1,019
Housing units	3,586	850
Homeownership rate	73.5%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gering	Mitchell
Population	8,254 → 8,567 (+3.8%)	1,795 → 1,804 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$56,907 → $70,244 (+23.4%)	$45,265 → $50,250 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $170,700 (+23.5%)	$94,900 → $114,900 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $818 (-1.8%)	$816 → $1,019 (+24.9%)

Gering

Population

8,2548,567

Median household income

$56,907$70,244

Median home value

$138,200$170,700

Median gross rent

$833$818

Mitchell

Population

1,7951,804

Median household income

$45,265$50,250

Median home value

$94,900$114,900

Median gross rent

$816$1,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gering	Mitchell
Under 5	7.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	17.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	7.6%
75 and over	7.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gering	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	65.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gering	Mitchell
No high school diploma	9.2%	15.2%
High school graduate	28.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gering	Mitchell
Drove alone	83.8%	83.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	5.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	7.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gering	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	76.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	5.3%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Gering	Mitchell
Poverty rate	12.8%	13.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1973	1951