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Gering Information

Population (year 2000): 7,751

Est. population in July 2002: 7,767 (+0.2% change)
Males: 3,627 (46.8%)

Females: 4,124 (53.2%)

Elevation: 3914 feet

County: Scotts Bluff

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Zip code: 69341

Education:

For population 25 years and over in Gering

• High school or higher: 82.7%
  

• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
  

• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  

• Unemployed: 3.8%
  

• Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
  

For population 15 years and over in Gering city

• Never married: 17.5%
  

• Now married: 61.4%
  

• Separated: 1.2%
  

• Widowed: 9.4%
  

• Divorced: 10.5%
  

Hospitals/medical centers near Gering:

• REGIONAL WEST MED CENTER (about 5 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE)
  

• KIMBALL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; KIMBALL, NE)
  

• MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; BRIDGEPORT, NE)
  

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gering:

• WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 7 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; ID: BFF)
  

• ALLIANCE MUNI (about 62 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID: AIA)
  

• CHEYENNE (about 92 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; ID: CYS)