Hastings vs Kenesaw

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

Hastings and Kenesaw are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hastings has the higher population (25,005 vs 850 in Kenesaw). Kenesaw has the higher median household income ($89,063 vs $61,202 in Hastings). Hastings has the higher median home value ($177,200 vs $171,100 in Kenesaw).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	Kenesaw
Population	25,005	850
Median age	37.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,202	$89,063
Median home value	$177,200	$171,100
Median gross rent	$858	$730
Housing units	11,303	361
Homeownership rate	63.7%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	Kenesaw
Population	24,906 → 25,005 (+0.4%)	1,111 → 850 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$48,644 → $61,202 (+25.8%)	$63,456 → $89,063 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $177,200 (+47.9%)	$105,700 → $171,100 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $858 (+19.7%)	$703 → $730 (+3.8%)

Hastings

Population

24,90625,005

Median household income

$48,644$61,202

Median home value

$119,800$177,200

Median gross rent

$717$858

Kenesaw

Population

1,111850

Median household income

$63,456$89,063

Median home value

$105,700$171,100

Median gross rent

$703$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	Kenesaw
Under 5	6.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.5%
18 to 24	11.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.2%
75 and over	7.6%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	Kenesaw
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	96.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	Kenesaw
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.3%
High school graduate	24.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	Kenesaw
Drove alone	83.5%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	Kenesaw
1-unit, detached	67.5%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	5.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	Kenesaw
Poverty rate	14.8%	5.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	1964	1959