Gering, NE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3118580, place: Gering city, Nebraska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,131 (100%)
In labor force: 3,927 (64.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,927 (64.05%)
----Employed: 3,776 (61.59%)
----Unemployed: 151 (2.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,204 (35.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,271 (53.35%)
In labor force: 1,958 (31.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,958 (31.94%)
----Employed: 1,899 (30.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 616 (10.05%)
All parents in family in labor force: 424 (6.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,723 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,260 (87.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 304 (8.17%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.08%)
Walked: 35 (0.94%)
Other means: 39 (1.05%)
Worked at home: 82 (2.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,776 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,285 (34.03%)
Service occupations: 499 (13.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,088 (28.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (0.82%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 399 (10.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 474 (12.55%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 70 (1.85%)
Construction: 329 (8.71%)
Manufacturing: 235 (6.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 106 (2.81%)
Retail trade: 455 (12.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 395 (10.46%)
Information: 69 (1.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 316 (8.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 206 (5.46%)
Educational, health and social services: 951 (25.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 259 (6.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 268 (7.1%)
Public administration: 117 (3.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,866 (75.9%)
Government workers: 572 (15.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 320 (8.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 18 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,197 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 264 (8.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 244 (7.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 654 (20.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 428 (13.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 598 (18.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 530 (16.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 252 (7.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 178 (5.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (0.59%)
Median household income: $35,185

With earnings: 2,399 (75.04%)
--Mean earnings: $44,294
With Social Security income: 1,061 (33.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,544
With Supplemental Security Income: 116 (3.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,918
With public assistance income: 87 (2.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,264
With retirement income: 520 (16.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,246

Families: 2,188 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 73 (3.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 83 (3.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 421 (19.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 278 (12.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 461 (21.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 486 (22.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 197 (9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 154 (7.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (1.37%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.23%)
Median family income: $42,378

Per capita income: $18,775

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,750
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,026

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 130 (5.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 93 (4.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 64 (2.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 42 (1.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (1.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (0.87%)
Individuals: 590 (26.97%)
--18 years and over: 435 (19.88%)
----65 years and over: 102 (4.66%)
--Related children under 18 years: 155 (7.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 63 (2.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 197 (9%)

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