Hastings vs Nashville

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

Hastings and Nashville 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 1,371 in Nashville). Hastings has the higher median household income ($56,309 vs $54,612 in Nashville). Hastings has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $119,500 in Nashville).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	Nashville
Population	7,515	1,371
Median age	41.7 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,309	$54,612
Median home value	$159,000	$119,500
Median gross rent	$785	$767
Housing units	3,470	643
Homeownership rate	72.8%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	Nashville
Population	7,311 → 7,515 (+2.8%)	1,585 → 1,371 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$55,747 → $56,309 (+1.0%)	$34,397 → $54,612 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $159,000 (+42.9%)	$77,100 → $119,500 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $785 (-14.8%)	$731 → $767 (+4.9%)

Hastings

Population

7,3117,515

Median household income

$55,747$56,309

Median home value

$111,300$159,000

Median gross rent

$921$785

Nashville

Population

1,5851,371

Median household income

$34,397$54,612

Median home value

$77,100$119,500

Median gross rent

$731$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	Nashville
Under 5	5.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	18.1%
55 to 64	9.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	15.3%
75 and over	8.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	Nashville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	Nashville
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	Nashville
Drove alone	73.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	3.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	4.9%
Other means	4.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	Nashville
1-unit, detached	73.9%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	7.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	Nashville
Poverty rate	8.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1960	1942