COMPARING TWO PLACES
Esbon vs Hastings
PLACE A
Esbon, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Esbon is 94% smaller than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $26,875 higher. Hastings has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -30%).
ESBONHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population671,168−94% vs Hastings
Population density2382,120−1,881
Population growth-30.3%-5.1%−25.2 pts
Median age58.747.9+10.8
Male53.7%49.4%+4.2 pts
Female46.3%50.6%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%99.8%−3.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.2%0.2%+1.0 pts
Median household income$43,750$70,625−$26,875
Per capita income$31,235$36,556−$5,321
Poverty rate14.6%7.4%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.380+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%17.7%+1.8 pts
Graduate degree2.6%8.3%−5.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation44.2%57.9%−13.7 pts
Median home value$106,300$112,200−$5,900
Median gross rent$600$448+$152
Owner-occupied66.0%91.3%−25.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%15.2%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.8%48.6%−20.9 pts
Average commute16.425.3−8.9
Worked from home12.1%5.1%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.4%3.0%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025