Hastings, NE

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2020 Population

24,878

0.112% 1-year decline

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Ben Sasse

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

0.277% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

13.9%

2.5% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$52,747

8.43% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$127,300

6.26% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

12,930

4.68% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Hastings, NE had a population of 24.9k people with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $52,747. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Hastings, NE declined from 24,906 to 24,878, a −0.112% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,644 to $52,747, a 8.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hastings, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.5%), White (Hispanic) (8.14%), Other (Hispanic) (4.07%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.32%).

None of the households in Hastings, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.3% of the residents in Hastings, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hastings, NE are Hastings College (288 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Hastings, NE was $127,300, and the homeownership rate was 63%.

Most people in Hastings, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Hastings, NE was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Hastings, NE is home to a population of 24.9k people, from which 95.3% are citizens. As of 2020, 7.18% of Hastings, NE residents were born outside of the country (1.79k people).

In 2020, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.5k people) in Hastings, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.03k White (Hispanic) and 1.01k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2020 Citizenship

95.1%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 95.3% of Hastings, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Hastings, NE was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hastings, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hastings, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.5k ± 122
White (Hispanic)
2.03k ± 376
Other (Hispanic)
1.01k ± 380

13.4%

Hispanic Population

3.34k people

13.4% of the people in Hastings, NE are hispanic (3.34k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hastings, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
50,860 ± 5,463 people
Guatemala
8,846 ± 2,304 people
India
6,901 ± 2,036 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 50,860 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 8,846 and India with 6,901.

Foreign-Born Population

7.18%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.79k people

7.38%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.84k people

As of 2020, 7.18% of Hastings, NE residents (1.79k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hastings, NE was 7.38%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hastings, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
416 ± 104
Gulf War (2001-)
235 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
187 ± 71

Hastings, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hastings, NE employs 12.9k people. The largest industries in Hastings, NE are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,456 people), Manufacturing (2,014 people), and Retail Trade (1,535 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($72,143), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,273), and Public Administration ($48,811).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,710. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.441, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

12.9k

2020 Value

± 720

4.68%

1 Year growth

± 7.55%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Hastings, NE grew at a rate of 4.68%, from 12.4k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hastings, NE, are Production Occupations (1,489 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,308 people), and Management Occupations (1,118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hastings, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.9k

2020 Value

± 720

4.68%

1 Year growth

± 7.55%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Hastings, NE grew at a rate of 4.68%, from 12.4k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hastings, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,456 people), Manufacturing (2,014 people), and Retail Trade (1,535 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hastings, NE, though some of these residents may live in Hastings, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,181

Median earning men ± $2,468

$25,090

Median earning women ± $2,012

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,237), Public Administration ($59,028), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,611).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($43,500), Manufacturing ($31,396), and Wholesale Trade ($30,170).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Nebraska to other states, or from other states to Nebraska.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Nebraska product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $25.7B, followed by Live animals/fish ($15.7B) and Cereal grains ($13B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Nebraska products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$153B

2020 Value in Nebraska

$285B

Projected 2050 Value in Nebraska

86.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Nebraska trade was $153B. This is expected to increase 86.9% to $285B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Nebraska trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Nebraska to other states, or from other states to Nebraska.

Most Common Trade Partners

Iowa
$11.7B
Kansas
$8.57B
Texas
$7.11B

In 2020, the top outbound Nebraska domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Iowa with $11.7B, followed by Kansas with $8.57B and Texas and $7.11B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Nebraska shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ben Sasse

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Hastings, NE awarded 288 degrees. The student population of Hastings, NE in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 478 male students and 504 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hastings, NE are White (227 and 80.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (26 and 9.25%), Black or African American (11 and 3.91%), and Unknown (9 and 3.2%).

The largest universities in Hastings, NE by number of degrees awarded are Hastings College (288 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hastings, NE are General Business Administration & Management (28 and 9.72%), Elementary Education & Teaching (23 and 7.99%), and General Biological Sciences (18 and 6.25%).

The median tuition cost in Hastings, NE for private four year colleges is $31,190.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2020 in Hastings, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 982 (48.7% men and 51.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 982 students enrolled in Hastings, NE, 48.7% men and 51.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 696 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
28 degree-majors awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
23 degree-majors awarded
General Biological Sciences
18 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hastings, NE was General Business Administration & Management with 28 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hastings, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Hastings College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

288 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hastings College with 288 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 144 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hastings, NE, which is 1 times more than the 144 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 227 degrees mean that there were 8.73 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 26 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,190) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,580) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($76) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Measure

In 2020, 0.858% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.835% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (379k), Some college (365k), and Bachelors Degree (295k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hastings, NE was $127,300 in 2020, which is 0.554 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $119,800 to $127,300, a 6.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Hastings, NE is 63%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Hastings, NE have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hastings, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hastings, NE is $52,747. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Hastings, NE was Census Tract 9659 with a value of $70,000, followed by Census Tract 9655 and Census Tract 9656, with respective values of $67,917 and $57,365.

Housing

Property

$127,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$8,511

$6,389

Median Property Taxes

±$464

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hastings, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hastings, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63%

Homeownership

2020

60.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 63% of the housing units in Hastings, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hastings, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9659
Census Tract 9655
Census Tract 9656

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hastings, NE was Census Tract 9659 with a value of $70,000, followed by Census Tract 9655 and Census Tract 9656, with respective values of $67,917 and $57,365.

The following map shows all of the places in Hastings, NE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,747

Median Household Income

± $3,112

10.1k

Number of Households

± 614

In 2020, the median household income of the 10.1k households in Hastings, NE grew to $52,747 from the previous year's value of $48,644.

The following chart displays the households in Hastings, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hastings, NE is from Nebraska.

0.441

2020 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2019 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2020, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.534% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (83.8%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (2.55%)

In 2020, 83.8% of workers in Hastings, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (2.55%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hastings, NE have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.22% of the workforce in Hastings, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hastings, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hastings, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hastings, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hastings, NE (3.25k out of 23.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hastings, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93% of the population of Hastings, NE has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 1.72% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Nebraska was $8,412 in 2014. This is a 3.43% increase from the previous year ($8,133).

Primary care physicians in Adams County, NE see 1125 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.531% decrease from the previous year (1131 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1255 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 261 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Nebraska. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Nebraska, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Adams County, NE.

1,125 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Adams County, NE

Primary care physicians in Adams County, NE see an average of 1,125 patients per year. This represents a 0.531% decrease from the previous year (1,131 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Adams County, NE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Nebraska across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.5% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.05%

Uninsured

48.7%

Employer Coverage

14.1%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

16%

Non-Group

1.72%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hastings, NE declined by 16.9% from 8.48% to 7.05%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hastings, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.