Hastings vs West St. Paul

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

Hastings and West 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 21,076 in West St. Paul). Hastings has the higher median household income ($92,940 vs $70,738 in West St. Paul). Hastings has the higher median home value ($294,100 vs $281,800 in West St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	West St. Paul
Population	22,050	21,076
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,940	$70,738
Median home value	$294,100	$281,800
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,195
Housing units	9,178	10,078
Homeownership rate	74.2%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	West St. Paul
Population	22,738 → 22,050 (-3.0%)	19,779 → 21,076 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$71,264 → $92,940 (+30.4%)	$56,097 → $70,738 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$214,900 → $294,100 (+36.9%)	$199,400 → $281,800 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,184 (+24.6%)	$1,013 → $1,195 (+18.0%)

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

West St. Paul

Population

19,77921,076

Median household income

$56,097$70,738

Median home value

$199,400$281,800

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,195

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	West St. Paul
Under 5	4.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.5%
75 and over	9.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	West St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	65.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.3%
Asian	2.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	West St. Paul
No high school diploma	4.2%	7.4%
High school graduate	28.8%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	West St. Paul
Drove alone	79.6%	70.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.4%	2.3%
Walked	2.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	17.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	West St. Paul
1-unit, detached	54.6%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	16.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.3%
20 or more units	14.7%	29.4%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	West St. Paul
Poverty rate	5.6%	9.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1985	1969