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Gering city, Scotts Bluff County, NE

8,550 Population
5.6 square miles 1,534.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Scotts Bluff County: 40.3 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,166 ±$4,052 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Scotts Bluff County: $36,688 ±$2,382
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,093 ±$7,098 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Scotts Bluff County: $63,614 ±$4,176
  • about the same as the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.4% ±4.9% (1,018  ±405) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 12.9% † 4,504 (±2% / ±683)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.1 minutes ±1.9 (61,355  ±8,798) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Scotts Bluff County: 15.6 253,170 (±1.1 / ±20,433)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,368 ±200 Number of households
  • Scotts Bluff County: 15,078 ±275
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (8,219  ±32) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Scotts Bluff County: 2.3 35,056 (±0 / ±20)
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11% ±5.7% (198  ±106) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 6.7% † 510 (±2.2% / ±165)
  • nearly double the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,561 ±222 Number of housing units
  • Scotts Bluff County: 16,480 ±33
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$186,500 ±$24,122 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Scotts Bluff County: $168,500 ±$9,154
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.2% ±3.7% (1,186  ±305.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 12.3% † 4,366 (±1.9% / ±678.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.4% ±8.6% (5,252  ±556.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 90.8% 22,110 (±3.8% / ±915.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.6% ±5.6% (1,892  ±334.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 27% 6,575 (±2.1% / ±504.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.5% ±2.3% (467  ±199) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 4.5% 1,595
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±2.6% (484  ±165) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Scotts Bluff County: 6.7% † 1,812 (±0.9% / ±245)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
484 Total veterans ±165 455 Male ±150 29 Female ±33

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