COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardy vs Hastings
PLACE A
Hardy, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Hardy is 95% smaller than Hastings. Hardy earns more, with a median household income $10,625 higher. Hardy has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -5%).
HARDYHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population531,168−95% vs Hastings
Population density1182,120−2,002
Population growth21.3%-5.1%+26.4 pts
Median age69.047.9+21.1
Male30.0%49.4%−19.4 pts
Female70.0%50.6%+19.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%99.8%+0.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Median household income$81,250$70,625+$10,625
Per capita income$56,170$36,556+$19,614
Poverty rate10.0%7.4%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%17.7%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree10.0%8.3%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation40.0%57.9%−17.9 pts
Median home value$95,000$112,200−$17,200
Median gross rent$0$448−$448
Owner-occupied100.0%91.3%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%48.6%+51.4 pts
Average commute30.425.3+5.1
Worked from home0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%3.0%+7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025