MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Hastings Micro

Hastings, NE · 3 counties · 41,027 residents · 1,710 sq mi

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Hastings is a metro area of 41,027 people. The typical home is worth $39,288. Renters pay $282 a month at the median. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $23,516, under the $30,130 national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,027

−3%vs 2000

vs 42,251 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

24 / sq mi

−3%vs 2000

vs 25 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,710 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(2,854)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,973)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,891)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,860)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,472)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(6,151)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(5,749)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(3,815)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(3,774)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(3,768)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(2,635)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(1,085)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,516

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,991 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,933

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,924 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,288

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,808 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $417 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

32.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(39,432)

Black0.5%(198)

Hispanic / Latino4%(1,695)

Asian1.3%(538)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(40,513)

Black0.3%(128)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(307)

Asian0.3%(130)

Other0.6%(256)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.7%(3,119)

Central American1.4%(572)

Cuban1.3%(407)

Honduran1%(396)

Puerto Rican0.4%(130)

Guatemalan0.3%(111)

Dominican0.2%(75)

Salvadoran0.2%(61)

Spaniard0.2%(60)

South American0.1%(26)

Colombian0.6%(19)

Venezuelan0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(194)

Filipino0.1%(41)

Japanese0.1%(25)

Laotian0%(15)

Chinese0%(11)

Burmese0%(10)

Thai0%(10)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(37)

Chamorro0.2%(13)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German38.1%(15,428)

Irish10.4%(4,204)

English9.2%(3,717)

Swedish3.4%(1,363)

American3.2%(1,300)

Czech2.7%(1,103)

Polish2%(817)

Danish1.9%(767)

Italian1.7%(669)

French1.5%(597)

Dutch1.1%(437)

Scottish1%(424)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(373)

Russian0.7%(270)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(247)

Welsh0.5%(184)

Austrian0.3%(125)

Arab0.3%(116)

Swiss0.2%(78)

British0.2%(72)

French Canadian0.1%(56)

Syrian0.1%(37)

Finnish0.1%(25)

West Indian0.1%(22)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Portuguese0%(17)

Iranian0%(16)

Jordanian0%(15)

Palestinian0%(15)

Lebanese0%(13)

Hungarian0%(12)

Jamaican0%(12)

Subsaharan African0.2%(10)

Armenian0%(6)

Belgian0%(5)

Croatian0%(5)

Nigerian0.1%(5)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Greek0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

Slovak0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.7%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.6%(4,782)

Married57.4%(9,262)

Widowed2.7%(440)

Divorced10.3%(1,657)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(4,138)

Married54.5%(8,898)

Widowed9.4%(1,534)

Divorced10.8%(1,768)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(405)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(387)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.4%(870)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(155)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,053 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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