Hastings

Population: 25,005
Median household income: $61,202
Median home value: $177,200

Hastings is a community in Adams County, Nebraska, home to 25,005 residents. The median household income of $61,202 is below the Adams County median ($65,680).

From 2019 to 2023, Hastings's population held roughly steady from 24,906 to 25,005, while its median home value rose 47.9% from $119,800 to $177,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,005
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,202
Median home value: $177,200
Median gross rent: $858
Housing units: 11,303
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,90625,005

Median household income

$48,644$61,202

Median home value

$119,800$177,200

Median gross rent

$717$858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,906	$48,644	$119,800	$717
2020	24,878	$52,747	$127,300	$730
2021	25,247	$54,606	$133,300	$749
2022	25,098	$57,554	$156,400	$814
2023	25,005	$61,202	$177,200	$858

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,626	6.5%
5 to 17	4,233	16.9%
18 to 24	2,865	11.5%
25 to 34	3,080	12.3%
35 to 44	3,039	12.2%
45 to 54	2,554	10.2%
55 to 64	3,066	12.3%
65 to 74	2,640	10.6%
75 and over	1,902	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,096	80.4%
Black or African American	332	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.2%
Asian	300	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	106	0.4%
Two or more races	498	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,629	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,500	9.2%
High school graduate	4,042	24.8%
Some college or associate's	6,188	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,756	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,795	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,423	83.5%
Carpooled	1,057	8.5%
Public transit	16	0.1%
Walked	427	3.4%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	426	3.4%
Other means	121	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,609	63.1%
15 to 29 min	2,818	23.4%
30 to 44 min	1,094	9.1%
45 to 59 min	151	1.3%
60+ min	378	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 14.8% (3,505 of 23,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,434	61.2%
Nonfamily households	4,083	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,517	93.0%
Vacant	786	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,700	63.7%
Renter-occupied	3,817	36.3%

1-unit, detached67.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,635	67.5%
1-unit, attached	515	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,348	11.9%
5 to 19 units	582	5.1%
20 or more units	672	5.9%
Mobile home & other	551	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3121415
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.5963, -98.3903