Hastings, IA Population

Overview

145

Total Population

29.4

Median age

53.10%

Female population %

88.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

79.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hastings's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hastings is 29.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hastings's population under 18 was 29.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hastings's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hastings, 24.14% were under the age of 15, 27.59% aged 15 to 29, 28.28% aged 30 to 64, 17.93% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Hastings:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.10% females and 46.90% males in Hastings, IA.
The Hastings, IA gender ratio is 88.3:100 i.e. 88.3 men to 100 women (0.883).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 11.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 11.

Hastings's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hastings population: 89.66% are White, 0.69% are Asian, 0.69% are some other race and 8.97% are multiracial.
Hastings's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 142 (97.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hastings is White with a population of 13 (89.66% of the total population).

Hastings's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 226 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Hastings's population decreased by 69 (31.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hastings's population increased by 2 (1.32%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hastings's population was lowest in year 2014 at 147.