COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gering vs Sterling
PLACE A
Gering, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Gering is 1166% larger than Sterling. Gering earns more, with a median household income $7,112 higher. Gering has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -16%).
GERINGSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population8,535674+1166% vs Sterling
Population density1,538820+718
Population growth0.8%-15.8%+16.5 pts
Median age35.840.2−4.4
Male49.8%45.1%+4.6 pts
Female50.2%54.9%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born5.5%0.5%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.7%88.0%−19.3 pts
Black1.5%3.6%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.4%3.2%+21.2 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other4.5%5.2%−0.6 pts
Median household income$75,093$67,981+$7,112
Per capita income$38,166$36,630+$1,536
Poverty rate12.4%14.0%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%11.9%+20.7 pts
Graduate degree12.0%4.2%+7.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation65.3%41.9%+23.4 pts
Median home value$186,500$131,900+$54,600
Median gross rent$823$604+$219
Owner-occupied72.3%74.1%−1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%10.4%−5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.5%57.7%−11.2 pts
Average commute15.127.2−12.1
Worked from home3.0%2.4%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured11.5%10.1%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025