Hastings, NE

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
38
1.33% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
12%
8.63% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$61,502
6.44% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$166,300
16.1% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hastings, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Other (Hispanic) (4.44%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.77%), White (Hispanic) (3.34%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.18%).

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.

95.8% of the residents in Hastings, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hastings, NE are Hastings College (226 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Hastings, NE was $166,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Hastings, NE borders Grand Island, NE and Kearney, NE.

Population & Diversity

Hastings, NE is home to a population of N/A people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.02% of Hastings, NE residents were born outside of the country (1.88k people).

In 2022, there were 18.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.1k people) in Hastings, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Other (Hispanic) and 1.17k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.8%
2022 Citizenship
96.3%
2021 Citizenship

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hastings, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    26.1k ± 87
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.38k ± 366
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    1.17k ± 285
11.7%
Hispanic Population
3.63k people

In 2022, there were 18.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.1k people) in Hastings, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Other (Hispanic) and 1.17k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.7% of the people in Hastings, NE are hispanic (3.63k people).

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

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Foreign-Born Population

6.02%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.88k people
5.67%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.77k people

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    654 ± 118
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    384 ± 129
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    210 ± 87

Hastings, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hastings, NE employs 15.5k people. The largest industries in Hastings, NE are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,727 people), Manufacturing (2,489 people), and Educational Services (1,628 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,609), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,250), and Transportation & Warehousing ($59,188).

Occupations

15.5k
2022 Value
± 774
−1.56%
1 Year decline
± 7.12%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hastings, NE, are Production Occupations (1,934 people), Management Occupations (1,568 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,367 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hastings, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

15.5k
2022 Value
± 774
−1.56%
1 Year decline
± 7.12%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hastings, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,727 people), Manufacturing (2,489 people), and Educational Services (1,628 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,321), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,319).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($52,661), Construction ($39,375), and Manufacturing ($37,208).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 378
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 254
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 252
    Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts 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.

US Senators from Nebraska

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Senator from Nebraska1
  1. Deb Fischer
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013
  2. Pete Ricketts
    Assumed office on January 12, 2023
    Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts 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.

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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.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Hastings, NE awarded 226 degrees. The student population of Hastings, NE in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 456 male students and 480 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hastings, NE are White (173 and 80.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (25 and 11.6%), Black or African American (10 and 4.63%), and Two or More Races (7 and 3.24%).

The largest universities in Hastings, NE by number of degrees awarded are Hastings College (226 and 100%).

The median tuition cost in Hastings, NE for private four year colleges is $32,600.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hastings, NE was $166,300 in 2022, which is 0.59 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $143,200 to $166,300, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Hastings, NE is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

Median household income in Hastings, NE is $61,502. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Hastings, NE was Sarpy County, NE with a value of $95,911, followed by Washington County, NE and Cass County, NE, with respective values of $89,671 and $87,673.

Property

$166,300
Median Property Value 2022
±$9,830
$8,691
Median Property Taxes
±$571

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

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hastings, NE was Sarpy County, NE with a value of $95,911, followed by Washington County, NE and Cass County, NE, with respective values of $89,671 and $87,673.

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,502
Median Household Income
± $2,829
12.7k
Number of Households
± 702

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hastings, NE is from Nebraska.
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (83.5%)
  2. Carpooled (7.63%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.57%)

In 2022, 83.5% of workers in Hastings, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.63%) and those who worked at home (4.57%).

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.

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Commute Time

N/A minutes
Average Travel Time

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

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hastings, NE (3.56k out of 29.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Hastings, NE has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1302 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.535% decrease from the previous year (1309 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1243 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,302 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nebraska

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see an average of 1,302 patients per year. This represents a 0.535% decrease from the previous year (1,309 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

N/A%
Uninsured
N/A%
Employer Coverage
N/A%
Medicaid
N/A%
Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

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