COMPARING TWO PLACES
Guide Rock vs Hastings
PLACE A
Guide Rock, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Guide Rock is 83% smaller than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $31,181 higher. Hastings has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -12%).
GUIDE ROCKHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population1991,168−83% vs Hastings
Population density3972,120−1,723
Population growth-11.6%-5.1%−6.5 pts
Median age36.847.9−11.1
Male60.8%49.4%+11.4 pts
Female39.2%50.6%−11.4 pts
Foreign-born1.4%0.7%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.3%99.8%−36.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino31.8%0.0%+31.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.9%0.2%+4.7 pts
Median household income$39,444$70,625−$31,181
Per capita income$25,615$36,556−$10,941
Poverty rate24.8%7.4%+17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%17.7%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree0.5%8.3%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%0.0%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation55.0%57.9%−2.8 pts
Median home value$44,400$112,200−$67,800
Median gross rent$708$448+$260
Owner-occupied96.6%91.3%+5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%15.2%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%48.6%−23.6 pts
Average commute35.425.3+10.2
Worked from home0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.5%3.0%+8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025