Nebraska · Census place 21415
Hastings city, NE
Quick answer
Hastings city has 25,005 residents, ranking #8 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $61,202, the median home is worth $177,200 and median gross rent runs $858 a month.
- Population
- 25,005Hastings city residents
- Median household income
- $61,202Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $177,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $858Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hastings city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hastings city median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.8% of residents and 63.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Kearney city 34,024
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- North Platte city 23,030
- La Vista city 16,594
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