Editing Gering, Nebraska (section)

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-09-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 8,564 people, 3,089 households, and 2,261 families in Gering. The population density was 1,543.1 per square mile (596.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 3,426 housing units at an average density of 617.3 per square mile (238.4/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 80.63% (6,905) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 0.89% (76) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black or African-American]], 2.0% (171) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% (54) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% (5) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.17% (528) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.63% (825) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 24.0% (1,998) of the population.

Of the 3,089 households, 36.9% had children under the age of 18; 51.6% were married couples living together; 25.7% had a female householder with no husband present. 20.0% of households consisted of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.9.

24.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 92.9 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-09-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $62,764 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,611) and the median family income $75,284 (+/- $16,092). Males had a median income of $33,358 (+/- $6,266) versus $32,025 (+/- $2,992) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $32,416 (+/- $2,996). Approximately, 7.1% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those under the age of 18 and 12.3% of those ages 65 or over.