Hastings vs South Fork

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

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

Hastings has the higher population (900 vs 823 in South Fork). Hastings has the higher median household income ($63,810 vs $42,125 in South Fork). Hastings has the higher median home value ($110,400 vs $50,200 in South Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Hastings	South Fork
Population	900	823
Median age	48.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,810	$42,125
Median home value	$110,400	$50,200
Median gross rent	$546	$696
Housing units	497	425
Homeownership rate	88.1%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hastings	South Fork
Population	1,135 → 900 (-20.7%)	1,001 → 823 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$42,422 → $63,810 (+50.4%)	$30,625 → $42,125 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$71,900 → $110,400 (+53.5%)	$44,500 → $50,200 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $546 (-0.7%)	$642 → $696 (+8.4%)

Hastings

Population

1,135900

Median household income

$42,422$63,810

Median home value

$71,900$110,400

Median gross rent

$550$546

South Fork

Population

1,001823

Median household income

$30,625$42,125

Median home value

$44,500$50,200

Median gross rent

$642$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hastings	South Fork
Under 5	5.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	17.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	14.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	12.4%
75 and over	8.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hastings	South Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hastings	South Fork
No high school diploma	4.3%	10.9%
High school graduate	53.1%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hastings	South Fork
Drove alone	89.3%	73.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hastings	South Fork
1-unit, detached	82.7%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Hastings	South Fork
Poverty rate	8.0%	19.7%
Average household size	2.04	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1945	1938