Hastings vs Middleville

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

Hastings and Middleville 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 4,327 in Middleville). Middleville has the higher median household income ($71,417 vs $56,309 in Hastings). Middleville has the higher median home value ($209,000 vs $159,000 in Hastings).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	Middleville
Population	7,515	4,327
Median age	41.7 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,309	$71,417
Median home value	$159,000	$209,000
Median gross rent	$785	$1,127
Housing units	3,470	1,730
Homeownership rate	72.8%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	Middleville
Population	7,311 → 7,515 (+2.8%)	3,412 → 4,327 (+26.8%)
Median household income	$55,747 → $56,309 (+1.0%)	$59,536 → $71,417 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $159,000 (+42.9%)	$124,900 → $209,000 (+67.3%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $785 (-14.8%)	$1,015 → $1,127 (+11.0%)

Hastings

Population

7,3117,515

Median household income

$55,747$56,309

Median home value

$111,300$159,000

Median gross rent

$921$785

Middleville

Population

3,4124,327

Median household income

$59,536$71,417

Median home value

$124,900$209,000

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	Middleville
Under 5	5.1%	7.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	25.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.1%	7.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	4.4%
75 and over	8.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	Middleville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	Middleville
No high school diploma	6.7%	2.8%
High school graduate	40.4%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	Middleville
Drove alone	73.9%	78.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	11.3%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	Middleville
1-unit, detached	73.9%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	Middleville
Poverty rate	8.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1960	1993