Gering, Nebraska demographics

Gering, NE demographics: median age 35.8; 32.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Gering city, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3118580. The survey estimates a population of 8,550 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Gering is 35.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.6 years. There are 3,368 households (±200). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.8 ±3.6	37.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Under 18	2,178 ±360	25.5% ±4.2 pp	24.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,931 ±279	22.6% ±3.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,756 ±367	32.2% ±4.3 pp	36.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,685 ±267	19.7% ±3.1 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Male	4,257 ±231	49.8% ±2.7 pp	50.3%	49.5%
Female	4,293 ±237	50.2% ±2.8 pp	49.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
White alone	6,386 ±405	74.7% ±4.7 pp	77.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	130 ±113 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	189 ±145 · low precision	2.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	76 ±58 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	585 ±267	6.8% ±3.1 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,184 ±314	13.8% ±3.7 pp	9.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,468 ±354	75.6% ±4.1 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,082 ±349	24.4% ±4.1 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,368
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,572 ±246	46.7% ±6.8 pp	48.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	465 ±211	13.8% ±6.2 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	354 ±150	10.5% ±4.4 pp	9.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	835 ±184	24.8% ±5.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	142 ±93 · low precision	4.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	6.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,368
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,253 ±158	37.2% ±4.1 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,115 ±222	62.8% ±5.4 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,368
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	835 ±184	24.8% ±5.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,189 ±232	35.3% ±6.6 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	705 ±213	20.9% ±6.2 pp	13.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	356 ±156	10.6% ±4.6 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	183 ±96 · low precision	5.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	76 ±54 · low precision	2.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	24 ±34 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Native	8,083 ±201	94.5% ±2.3 pp	92.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	467 ±199	5.5% ±2.3 pp	8.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
English only	6,844 ±301	87.0% ±3.3 pp	87.2%	77.7%
Spanish	915 ±256	11.6% ±3.2 pp	8.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	4 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	26 ±40 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	50 ±58 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	14 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	12 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,807
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	555 ±168	9.6% ±2.9 pp	7.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,488 ±324	25.6% ±5.4 pp	25.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,444 ±277	24.9% ±4.6 pp	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	428 ±157	7.4% ±2.7 pp	11.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,198 ±277	20.6% ±4.7 pp	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	694 ±218	12.0% ±3.7 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Same house	7,187 ±325	85.8% ±3.8 pp	86.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	683 ±254	8.2% ±3.0 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	250 ±114	3.0% ±1.4 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	220 ±116 · low precision	2.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	33 ±51 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.5% of Gering residents (±3.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 93.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gering	Nebraska	U.S.	Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.5% ±3.5 pp	7.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.1% ±4.4 pp	90.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±2.6 pp	6.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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