Demographics of Gering city, Nebraska

Gering city, Nebraska had 8,535 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −77 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gering city, in four figures

8,535
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,550 ±27.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −77 people.; 35.8 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,093 ±$7,098
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gering city, Nebraska's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gering city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Gering city, Nebraska's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gering city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,612	100.0	100.0
2021	8,553	99.3	100.2
2022	8,520	98.9	100.7
2023	8,526	99.0	101.6
2024	8,536	99.1	102.5
2025	8,535	99.1	103.1

Population of Gering city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,612	—
2021	8,553	−59
2022	8,520	−33
2023	8,526	+6
2024	8,536	+10
2025	8,535	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±3.6: for men 35.5 ±1.9 and for women 37.4 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gering city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	680 ±164	8.0% ±1.9	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,498 ±320	17.5% ±3.7	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	565 ±182	6.6% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,392 ±326	28.0% ±3.8	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,730 ±270	20.2% ±3.2	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,685 ±267	19.7% ±3.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,093 ±$7,098, and income per person $38,166 ±$4,052, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gering city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	497 ±179	14.8% ±5.3	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	501 ±186	14.9% ±5.5	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	682 ±180	20.2% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	596 ±166	17.7% ±4.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	569 ±180	16.9% ±5.2	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	362 ±157	10.7% ±4.6	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	161 ±77	4.8% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gering city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,018 ±405	12.4% ±4.9	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	447 ±213	20.5% ±9.0	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	401 ±179	9.7% ±4.3	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	59 to 281	3.2% to 14.4%	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gering city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gering city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	3,561 ±222	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±8.1	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 9.1%	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±6.2	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±6.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$186,500 ±$24,122	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$823 ±$127	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gering city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,082 ±349	24.4% ±4.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,873 ±379	68.7% ±4.4	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17 to 243	0.2% to 2.8%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18 to 134	0.2% to 1.6%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 283	0.1% to 3.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	116 to 368	1.4% to 4.3%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gering city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	5,601 ±458	65.5% ±5.4	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,441 ±375	28.5% ±4.4	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 102	0% to 1.2%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	467 ±199	5.5% ±2.3	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	103 to 411	1.2% to 4.8%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	66 to 354	0.8% to 4.1%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gering city among the places of Nebraska

19th of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Gering city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Sioux City city	13,907 ±22
Beatrice city	12,225 ±32
Lexington city	10,862 ±20
Chalco CDP	10,595 ±728
Gretna city	9,193 ±34
Gering city	8,550 ±27
York city	8,141 ±20
Alliance city	8,075 ±36
Blair city	7,914 ±45
Seward city	7,678 ±19
Crete city	7,527 ±23

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026