Hastings

Population: 22,050
Median household income: $92,940
Median home value: $294,100

Hastings, a community in Dakota County, Minnesota, has 22,050 residents. Its median household income of $92,940 runs below the Dakota County figure of $105,212.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hastings's population declined 3.0% from 22,738 to 22,050, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $214,900 to $294,100.

The median gross rent is $1,184. 28.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,050
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $92,940
Median home value: $294,100
Median gross rent: $1,184
Housing units: 9,178
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,73822,050

Median household income

$71,264$92,940

Median home value

$214,900$294,100

Median gross rent

$950$1,184

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,738	$71,264	$214,900	$950
2020	22,796	$75,026	$229,900	$972
2021	22,063	$81,802	$239,600	$1,058
2022	22,063	$87,722	$273,100	$1,146
2023	22,050	$92,940	$294,100	$1,184

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,044	4.7%
5 to 17	3,783	17.2%
18 to 24	1,818	8.2%
25 to 34	2,330	10.6%
35 to 44	3,423	15.5%
45 to 54	2,961	13.4%
55 to 64	2,560	11.6%
65 to 74	2,140	9.7%
75 and over	1,991	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,803	85.3%
Black or African American	330	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	193	0.9%
Asian	437	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	319	1.4%
Two or more races	759	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,185	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	654	4.2%
High school graduate	4,434	28.8%
Some college or associate's	5,870	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,313	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,134	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,092	79.6%
Carpooled	601	5.3%
Public transit	46	0.4%
Walked	317	2.8%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	1,294	11.3%
Other means	65	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,298	32.6%
15 to 29 min	3,014	29.8%
30 to 44 min	2,326	23.0%
45 to 59 min	911	9.0%
60+ min	581	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 5.6% (1,219 of 21,637)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,593	62.7%
Nonfamily households	3,324	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,917	97.2%
Vacant	261	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,613	74.2%
Renter-occupied	2,304	25.8%

1-unit, detached54.6%

1-unit, attached16.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units14.7%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,011	54.6%
1-unit, attached	1,467	16.0%
2 to 4 units	652	7.1%
5 to 19 units	391	4.3%
20 or more units	1,353	14.7%
Mobile home & other	304	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2727530
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 44.7318, -92.8545