Hastings vs South St. Paul

A side-by-side comparison of Hastings and South St. Paul: population, income, housing, and more.

Hastings and South St. Paul are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hastings has the higher population (22,050 vs 20,633 in South St. Paul). Hastings has the higher median household income ($92,940 vs $84,472 in South St. Paul). Hastings has the higher median home value ($294,100 vs $266,800 in South St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	South St. Paul
Population	22,050	20,633
Median age	40.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,940	$84,472
Median home value	$294,100	$266,800
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,128
Housing units	9,178	8,447
Homeownership rate	74.2%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	South St. Paul
Population	22,738 → 22,050 (-3.0%)	20,194 → 20,633 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$71,264 → $92,940 (+30.4%)	$63,247 → $84,472 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$214,900 → $294,100 (+36.9%)	$192,100 → $266,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,184 (+24.6%)	$937 → $1,128 (+20.4%)

Hastings

Population

22,73822,050

Median household income

$71,264$92,940

Median home value

$214,900$294,100

Median gross rent

$950$1,184

South St. Paul

Population

20,19420,633

Median household income

$63,247$84,472

Median home value

$192,100$266,800

Median gross rent

$937$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	South St. Paul
Under 5	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.6%
75 and over	9.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	South St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	71.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.3%
Asian	2.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	South St. Paul
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	28.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	South St. Paul
Drove alone	79.6%	73.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.7%
Public transit	0.4%	1.4%
Walked	2.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.3%	12.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	South St. Paul
1-unit, detached	54.6%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	16.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	6.1%
20 or more units	14.7%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	South St. Paul
Poverty rate	5.6%	9.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1985	1957