COMPARING TWO PLACES
Comstock vs Hastings
PLACE A
Comstock, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Comstock is 91% smaller than Hastings. Comstock earns more, with a median household income $5,625 higher. Comstock has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
COMSTOCKHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population1021,168−91% vs Hastings
Population density4422,120−1,678
Population growth7.5%-5.1%+12.6 pts
Median age38.547.9−9.4
Male51.0%49.4%+1.6 pts
Female49.0%50.6%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born3.0%0.7%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%99.8%−5.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Asian3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Other1.0%0.2%+0.8 pts
Median household income$76,250$70,625+$5,625
Per capita income$33,297$36,556−$3,259
Poverty rate1.0%7.4%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%17.7%+12.7 pts
Graduate degree6.3%8.3%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
Labor force participation64.0%57.9%+6.1 pts
Median home value$162,500$112,200+$50,300
Median gross rent$0$448−$448
Owner-occupied100.0%91.3%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%15.2%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–48.6%–
Average commute17.425.3−7.9
Worked from home20.0%5.1%+14.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.0%3.0%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025