Gering is located in Scotts bluff county Nebraska with a geographic area of 5.1 square miles. The total population in Gering is 8,179 with 49.4% male and 50.6% female. Children under age 5 represent 7.6% of the population, under age 18 equal 25.3% of the population and over age 65 is 18.8% of the population. The median household income is $62,764, per capita income is $31,029. There are a total of 3,089 housing units with 73.0% owner occupied. Education includes 28.4% of residents that are high school graduates and 29.6% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in Gering in the summer is 70 degrees, and in the winter 26 degrees.
