Hastings vs Woodland

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

Hastings and Woodland 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 485 in Woodland). Hastings has the higher median household income ($56,309 vs $47,500 in Woodland). Hastings has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $143,800 in Woodland).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	Woodland
Population	7,515	485
Median age	41.7 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,309	$47,500
Median home value	$159,000	$143,800
Median gross rent	$785	$417
Housing units	3,470	223
Homeownership rate	72.8%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	Woodland
Population	7,311 → 7,515 (+2.8%)	550 → 485 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$55,747 → $56,309 (+1.0%)	$45,000 → $47,500 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $159,000 (+42.9%)	$103,500 → $143,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $785 (-14.8%)	$656 → $417 (-36.4%)

Hastings

Population

7,3117,515

Median household income

$55,747$56,309

Median home value

$111,300$159,000

Median gross rent

$921$785

Woodland

Population

550485

Median household income

$45,000$47,500

Median home value

$103,500$143,800

Median gross rent

$656$417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	Woodland
Under 5	5.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	7.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	14.4%
75 and over	8.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	Woodland
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	Woodland
No high school diploma	6.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	40.4%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	Woodland
Drove alone	73.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.9%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	11.2%	9.8%
Other means	4.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	Woodland
1-unit, detached	73.9%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	14.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	Woodland
Poverty rate	8.7%	16.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1960	1938