COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Hastings
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Amherst is 45% smaller than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $7,014 higher.
AMHERSTHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population6401,168−45% vs Hastings
Population density6992,120−1,420
Population growth-6.0%-5.1%−0.9 pts
Median age37.347.9−10.6
Male41.8%49.4%−7.6 pts
Female58.2%50.6%+7.6 pts
Foreign-born38.5%0.7%+37.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%99.8%−77.8 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%0.0%+76.2 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other0.7%0.2%+0.4 pts
Median household income$63,611$70,625−$7,014
Per capita income$20,471$36,556−$16,085
Poverty rate47.9%7.4%+40.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%17.7%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree3.7%8.3%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation51.2%57.9%−6.7 pts
Median home value$35,500$112,200−$76,700
Median gross rent$779$448+$331
Owner-occupied67.6%91.3%−23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%15.2%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.6%−48.6 pts
Average commute18.725.3−6.6
Worked from home1.7%5.1%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%3.0%+46.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025