Latest news about poverty in Hastings, NE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.0% of Hastings, NE residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.8% greater than the poverty level of 11.2% across the entire state of Nebraska. 9.2% of high school graduates and 20.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.9%. For comparison, it was 17.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Hastings, NE
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Hastings:
14.0%
Whole state:
11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Hastings:
6.6%
Whole state:
5.1%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Hastings:
21.6%
Nebraska:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Hastings:
23.2%
Nebraska:
23.1%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.9%
Residents above poverty level:
17.1%
Poverty by age in Hastings, NE
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Hastings,NE (percentage below poverty level)
15.8%Under 5 years
13.2%5 years
18.2%6 to 11 years
31.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
8.6%16 and 17 years
27.9%18 to 24 years
11.2%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
6.8%45 to 54 years
9.1%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
6.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Hastings,NE (percentage below poverty level)
6.1%Under 5 years
41.0%5 years
24.4%6 to 11 years
21.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
31.5%16 and 17 years
45.3%18 to 24 years
14.7%25 to 34 years
14.2%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
11.3%55 to 64 years
9.3%65 to 74 years
20.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Hastings,NE (% below half of poverty level)
9.9%Under 6 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
7.2%12 to 17 years
14.8%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Hastings, NE
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hastings, NE (%)
14.1%White
30.0%Black
62.4%American Indian
2.9%Asian
21.6%Other race
12.1%2+ races
20.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hastings, NE (absolute numbers)
2,709White
27Black
33American Indian
10Asian
363Other race
2772+ races
702Hispanic
15.7%Below poverty level
84.3%Above poverty level
9.0%Below poverty level
91.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Hastings, NE
Children below poverty level:
Hastings, Nebraska:
18.6%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Hastings:
9.2%
Nebraska:
8.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Hastings:
20.3%
Nebraska:
19.2%
19.5%Married-couple family
9.6%Male, no wife present
70.8%Female, no husband present
6.8%Worked full-time, year-round
48.1%Worked part-time
45.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
22.6%One full-time, other didn't work
4.0%Both worked part-time
30.6%One part-time, other didn't work
42.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.8%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
3.8%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
12.4%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
15.0%1940 to 1949
36.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
14.9%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
18.6%1950 to 1959
10.5%1940 to 1949
30.8%1939 or earlier
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