Gering, Nebraska Demographics

Gering is 1st in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Female residents

Gering is 4th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Home ownership rate

Gering is 6th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Gering is 7th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Gering is 7th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Gering is 12th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Gering is 13th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Income per household

Gering is 13th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Gering is 13th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Race - Two or More

Gering is 14th in Nebraska out of 33 other cities in Income per capita

Size Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Current population (2012)	8,491	18th	1,855,525	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.3	22nd	76,824.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,977.2	20th	23.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	15th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.6%	14th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.1%	7th	13.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.6%	12th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.5%	21st	27.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Race - White	89.6%	18th	89.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	26th	4.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.5%	6th	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	27th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	13th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	13th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	7th	9.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	79.8%	25th	81.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Female residents	53.1%	1st	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.4%	28th	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Housing units	3,601	20th	801,185	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.4%	24th	19.5%	25.9%
Households	3,282	20th	715,703	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.5%	4th	68.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$97,500	21st	$125,400	$186,200
People per household	2.5	14th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Income per capita	$24,255	14th	$26,113	$27,915
Income per household	$47,556	13th	$50,695	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.4%	26th	12.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Gering	Rank	Nebraska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	835	21st	159,665	27,092,908
Retail sales	$25,130	32nd	$26,486,612	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,289	30th	$14,965	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,529	24th	$2,685,580	$613,795,732