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Moving to Gering, Nebraska

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Population: 7,751. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,767 (+0.2% change)
Males: 3,627 (46.8%), Females: 4,124 (53.2%)

Scotts Bluff County

Zip code: 69341

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $35,185
Median house value: $74,700

Population by Race

Races in Gering:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
  • Hispanic (13.4%)
  • Other race (5.6%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (42.3%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.4%), United States (4.0%), Swedish (3.4%), Danish (3.1%).

Elevation: 3914 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gering

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gering city

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

3.5% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -263 (-3.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gering:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gering:

  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 7 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 62 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
  • CHEYENNE (about 92 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gering:

  • TORRINGTON MUNI (about 37 miles; TORRINGTON, WY; Abbreviation: TOR)
  • KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FIELD (about 45 miles; KIMBALL, NE; Abbreviation: IBM)
  • PINE BLUFFS MUNI (about 56 miles; PINE BLUFFS, WY; Abbreviation: 82V)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gering:

  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 122 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 148 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 153 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 153 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 153 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)

Schools

Public high school in Gering:

  • GERING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 477; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high school in Gering:

  • GERING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 67; Location: 1645 7TH STREET; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Gering:

  • GERING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 446; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343; Grades: PK – 06)
  • GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 321; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CEDAR CANYON PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 86; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Gering:

  • GERING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $270,193; Location: 1055 P STREET; 31,970 books; 990 audio materials; 1,604 video materials; 104 serial subscriptions)

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