Nebraska · Census place 18580
Gering, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Gering, Nebraska (Gering, NE — Census place “Gering city”) is 8,567 residents, ranking #19 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $70,244, the median home is worth $170,700 and median gross rent runs $818 a month. Looking for the Gering Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gering, NE: 69341.
- Population
- 8,567Gering city residents
- Median household income
- $70,244Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $170,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $818Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.5%Owner-occupied households
Gering ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gering.
The Gering NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Gering city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gering city median would spend about 14% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 73.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Gering city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Gering city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 8,567 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #19 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Gering city earn a median of $70,244 a year, 10.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% above the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Gering city is valued at $170,700, 43.7% below the national figure and 6% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $818 a month, 41.8% below the national figure, or roughly $9,816 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 73.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Nebraska.
- York city 8,114
- Gretna city 9,117
- Alliance city 8,089
- Chalco CDP 10,625
- Blair city 7,868
- Lexington city 10,693
- Seward city 7,665
- Beatrice city 12,233
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Gering city?
- Gering city has 8,567 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #19 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Gering city?
- Median household income in Gering city is $70,244 a year, 10.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gering city?
- Median gross rent is $818 a month and the median home value is $170,700, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.
- Is Gering city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gering city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Gering city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.