Gering

Population: 8,567
Median household income: $70,244
Median home value: $170,700

Located in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, Gering is a community with a population of 8,567. At $70,244, its median household income sits above Scotts Bluff County's $60,960.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gering's population grew 3.8% from 8,254 to 8,567, while its median home value rose 23.5% from $138,200 to $170,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,567
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,244
Median home value: $170,700
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 3,586
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2548,567

Median household income

$56,907$70,244

Median home value

$138,200$170,700

Median gross rent

$833$818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,254	$56,907	$138,200	$833
2020	8,179	$62,764	$139,600	$821
2021	8,521	$64,631	$146,800	$780
2022	8,582	$65,743	$162,800	$845
2023	8,567	$70,244	$170,700	$818

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	650	7.6%
5 to 17	1,591	18.6%
18 to 24	535	6.2%
25 to 34	1,305	15.2%
35 to 44	955	11.1%
45 to 54	813	9.5%
55 to 64	917	10.7%
65 to 74	1,142	13.3%
75 and over	659	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,937	69.3%
Black or African American	58	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	1.9%
Asian	40	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	228	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,145	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	530	9.2%
High school graduate	1,623	28.0%
Some college or associate's	1,994	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,121	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	523	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,337	83.8%
Carpooled	417	10.5%
Public transit	7	0.2%
Walked	102	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	2.2%
Other means	32	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,636	67.7%
15 to 29 min	985	25.3%
30 to 44 min	174	4.5%
45 to 59 min	30	0.8%
60+ min	70	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,049 of 8,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,316	68.0%
Nonfamily households	1,089	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,405	95.0%
Vacant	181	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,503	73.5%
Renter-occupied	902	26.5%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,725	76.0%
1-unit, attached	116	3.2%
2 to 4 units	360	10.0%
5 to 19 units	164	4.6%
20 or more units	159	4.4%
Mobile home & other	62	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3118580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8269, -103.6625