| | People QuickFacts | Gering | Nebraska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 8,518 | 1,842,641 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 8,500 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 8,500 | 1,826,341 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.4% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.6% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.1% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.1% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 89.6% | 86.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.4% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 17.2% | 9.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 79.8% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.7% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.1% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 8.1% | 9.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.8% | 90.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 20.6% | 27.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.9 | 17.9 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 71.0% | 68.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.9% | 19.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $96,400 | $123,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 3,345 | 711,771 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.43 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,181 | $25,229 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,175 | $49,342 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.2% | 11.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Gering | Nebraska |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 835 | 159,665 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.1% | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 70,887 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 25,130 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $3,289 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,529 | 2,685,580 |