COMPARING TWO PLACES
Axtell vs Hastings
PLACE A
Axtell, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Axtell is 65% smaller than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $9,602 higher.
AXTELLHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population4051,168−65% vs Hastings
Population density7742,120−1,345
Population growth-1.7%-5.1%+3.4 pts
Median age43.147.9−4.8
Male54.5%49.4%+5.1 pts
Female45.5%50.6%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.7%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%99.8%−3.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other1.3%0.2%+1.1 pts
Median household income$61,023$70,625−$9,602
Per capita income$36,209$36,556−$347
Poverty rate4.9%7.4%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%17.7%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree6.4%8.3%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation49.6%57.9%−8.3 pts
Median home value$125,000$112,200+$12,800
Median gross rent$850$448+$402
Owner-occupied78.4%91.3%−12.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%15.2%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households21.2%48.6%−27.4 pts
Average commute17.225.3−8.1
Worked from home10.6%5.1%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured5.4%3.0%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025