Delton vs Hastings

A side-by-side comparison of Delton and Hastings: population, income, housing, and more.

Delton and Hastings are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hastings has the higher population (7,515 vs 865 in Delton). Delton has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $56,309 in Hastings). Delton has the higher median home value ($260,500 vs $159,000 in Hastings).

Population, income & housing

	Delton	Hastings
Population	865	7,515
Median age	47.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,500	$56,309
Median home value	$260,500	$159,000
Median gross rent	$1,061	$785
Housing units	482	3,470
Homeownership rate	85.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delton	Hastings
Population	879 → 865 (-1.6%)	7,311 → 7,515 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$80,250 → $59,500 (-25.9%)	$55,747 → $56,309 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$133,400 → $260,500 (+95.3%)	$111,300 → $159,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$325 → $1,061 (+226.5%)	$921 → $785 (-14.8%)

Delton

Population

879865

Median household income

$80,250$59,500

Median home value

$133,400$260,500

Median gross rent

$325$1,061

Hastings

Population

7,3117,515

Median household income

$55,747$56,309

Median home value

$111,300$159,000

Median gross rent

$921$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delton	Hastings
Under 5	4.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	11.5%
25 to 34	17.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	5.1%	14.1%
55 to 64	23.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	15.0%
75 and over	14.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delton	Hastings
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delton	Hastings
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	35.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delton	Hastings
Drove alone	79.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	7.9%
Public transit	11.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delton	Hastings
1-unit, detached	89.8%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Delton	Hastings
Poverty rate	8.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1973	1960