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Moving to Hastings, Nebraska

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Population: 24,064. Estimated population in July 2024: 25,437 (+5.7% change)
Males: 11,640 (48.4%), Females: 12,424 (51.6%)

Adams County

Zip codes: 68901.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $35,461
Median house value: $74,900

Population by Race

Races in Hastings:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Vietnamese (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (41.6%), Irish (13.0%), English (11.7%), United States (5.7%), Swedish (4.9%), French (3.6%).

Elevation: 1923 feet

Land area: 9.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hastings

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hastings city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

5.5% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 2.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,126 (+4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Hastings:

  • HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (PO BOX 579, 4200 W 2ND)
  • MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (715 N ST JOSEPH AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hastings:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hastings:

  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 2 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 43 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hastings:

  • HARVARD STATE (about 23 miles; HARVARD, NE; Abbreviation: 08K)
  • AURORA MUNICIPAL – AL POTTER FIELD (about 35 miles; AURORA, NE; Abbreviation: AUH)
  • RED CLOUD MUNI (about 37 miles; RED CLOUD, NE; Abbreviation: 7V7)

Amtrak station:
HASTINGS (501 W. 1ST ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Hastings:

  • HASTINGS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,101; Location: 800 TURNER AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hastings.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RAD TECHN (Full-time enrollment: 14; Location: 715 N ST JOSEPH; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mlmh.org)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hastings:

  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 51 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 118 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 119 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 147 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Schools

Public high schools in Hastings:

  • HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 991; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 467; Location: 1090 S ADAMS CENTRAL RD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Hastings:

  • ST CECILIA MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: 521 N KANSAS; Grades: 6 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Hastings:

  • HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 479; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Grades: PK – 06)
  • ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 322; Grades: PK – 06)
  • MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 269; Grades: PK – 06)
  • RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 156; Grades: PK – 06)
  • WALLACE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 132; Grades: PK – 06)
  • DIST 015 – ADAMS COUNTY (Students: 72; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM (Students: 45; Grades: PK – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Hastings:

  • ST MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 721 CREIGHTON AVE; Grades: KG – 5)
  • ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 465 SO. MARIAN ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Hastings:

  • HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $871,140; Location: 517 WEST 4TH STREET; 140,829 books; 5,706 audio materials; 1,650 video materials; 272 serial subscriptions)

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