94.4% of residents of Gering speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.0% of residents of Gering speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
0.0% of residents of Gering speak English at home.
100.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.0% (264)
Foreign born:
100.0% (54)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
31.1% (60)
Foreign born:
100.0% (16)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
42.6% (309)
Foreign born:
100.0% (70)
274 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% Europe).
This city:
3.5%
Nebraska:
4.4%
Median age by place of birth - Gering
Place of birth - Gering White
Place of birth - Gering Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Gering Other race
Place of birth - Gering White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Gering Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth by age - Gering
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 3.0%
Divorced: 5.0%
Females:
Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 54.4%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 14.1%
Divorced: 14.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
74.1% (106)
Unmarried:
25.9% (37)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.5% (763)
Unmarried:
47.5% (691)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (15)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 11.6%
Now married: 41.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 27.9%
Divorced: 18.6%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 19.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 35.7%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
74.1% (40)
Unmarried:
25.9% (14)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.0%
Now married: 62.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 5.5%
Females:
Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 54.7%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 15.0%
Divorced: 15.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
92.2% (106)
Unmarried:
7.8% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.1% (763)
Unmarried:
45.9% (647)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 68.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 2.9%
Females:
Never married: 39.1%
Now married: 42.4%
Separated: 8.2%
Widowed: 1.5%
Divorced: 8.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (52)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
33.6% (40)
Unmarried:
66.4% (79)
Ancestries in Gering
German - 3,278 (42.3%)
Other - 1,237 (16.0%)
Irish - 950 (12.3%)
English - 886 (11.4%)
United States - 307 (4.0%)
Swedish - 264 (3.4%)
Danish - 240 (3.1%)
French - 219 (2.8%)
Scotch-Irish - 160 (2.1%)
Dutch - 136 (1.8%)
Russian - 115 (1.5%)
Italian - 107 (1.4%)
Czech - 102 (1.3%)
Scottish - 90 (1.2%)
Norwegian - 79 (1.0%)
Swiss - 64 (0.8%)
Greek - 35 (0.5%)
Welsh - 26 (0.3%)
Polish - 17 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 7 (0.09%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 5,802 (80.6%)
Black or African American: 40 (61.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 45 (100.0%)
Asian: 5 (100.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 15 (88.2%)
Other race: 193 (92.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,330 (81.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 710 (81.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 924 (12.8%)
Black or African American: 25 (38.5%)
Other race: 5 (2.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 778 (11.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 151 (17.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 156 (2.2%)
Other race: 11 (5.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 156 (2.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 11 (1.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.5%
4.4%