CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hastings

Pennsylvania · 1,431 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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With 1,431 people, Hastings is a city in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $30,800. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 32%. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,431

+2%vs 2000

vs 1,398 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024880

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(114)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(128)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(70)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(219)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(165)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(147)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(172)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(160)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(80)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,803

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,192 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,094

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,429 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,800

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(1,387)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(9)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(1,429)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German36.4%(320)

Polish10.6%(93)

Irish9.9%(87)

English8.8%(77)

Slovak7%(62)

Italian5.3%(47)

American4.2%(37)

Welsh1.7%(15)

British1.4%(12)

Turkish0.9%(8)

Ukrainian0.9%(8)

Dutch0.8%(7)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(6)

Russian0.6%(5)

Scottish0.6%(5)

Austrian0.3%(3)

Czech0.3%(3)

Hungarian0.3%(3)

Swedish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Slovak population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 19.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.9%(116)

Married45.9%(178)

Widowed4.4%(17)

Divorced19.8%(77)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(105)

Married44.2%(161)

Widowed10.2%(37)

Divorced16.8%(61)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.7%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.6%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.2%

+10.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.0%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.5%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)61.9%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 84 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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