COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alma vs Hastings
PLACE A
Alma, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Alma is 62% smaller than Hastings. Alma earns more, with a median household income $38,125 higher. Alma has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -5%).
ALMAHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population4391,168−62% vs Hastings
Population density822,120−2,038
Population growth12.7%-5.1%+17.8 pts
Median age38.247.9−9.7
Male47.5%49.4%−1.9 pts
Female52.5%50.6%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born6.7%0.7%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.5%99.8%−32.3 pts
Black1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.3%0.0%+30.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.7%0.2%+0.5 pts
Median household income$108,750$70,625+$38,125
Per capita income$44,626$36,556+$8,070
Poverty rate3.5%7.4%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.380+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%17.7%+1.6 pts
Graduate degree2.4%8.3%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation70.9%57.9%+13.0 pts
Median home value$292,300$112,200+$180,100
Median gross rent$945$448+$497
Owner-occupied84.1%91.3%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%15.2%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.7%48.6%−12.9 pts
Average commute27.225.3+1.9
Worked from home13.8%5.1%+8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured18.5%3.0%+15.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025