About Hastings

Hastings is a tiny city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 542 people and just one neighborhood, Hastings is the 333rd largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Hastings was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Hastings is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hastings is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Hastings who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.25%), farm management (11.19%), and sales jobs (8.66%).

Another important characteristic of Hastings is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

A relatively large number of people in Hastings telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Hastings is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hastings a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hastings has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hastings's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Hastings is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Hastings Information and Demographics

In Hastings, just 10.22% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hastings in 2000 was $15,929, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,716 for a family of four.

The people who call Hastings home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hastings is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hastings include German, Irish, English, Swedish, French, Polish, Italian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Hastings is English.