Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.29 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Gering is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.23% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Gering in 2018 was $33,853, which is middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,412 for a family of four. However, Gering contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gering is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gering home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gering residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gering also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gering include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Gering is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
