Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hastings spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.98 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Hastings who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.95% of adults in Hastings have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hastings in 2022 was $34,567, which is middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,268 for a family of four. However, Hastings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hastings is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hastings home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hastings residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hastings also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hastings include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Hastings is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
