PlainZIP

Hastings, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hastings, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,354. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HASTINGS-NE · Hastings, NE 1 ZIPs · 26,354 pop · #14684/25278 · Adams County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,585
  • RANK-MID #14684/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Holstein
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,354
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,100

Nearest income peer: Holstein, NE (+ $11,915 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hastings

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hastings on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hastings, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,354
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,585
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,585 and poverty 14.0% concentrate in 68901.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hastings as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Crab Orchard is the closest lower-income city and Winside the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hastings.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68901, is all of Hastings

There is no split to weigh here: 68901 holds every one of Hastings's 26,354 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Hastings's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 857 establishments, 12,044 employees , annual payroll $567,264k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68901 (857 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (123) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Hastings, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Adams County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hastings. See the Adams County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Adams County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hastings, Juniata, Kenesaw and Ayr among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Kenesaw marks the far end of that range at $94,231, 42% above Hastings.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68901 26,354 $66,585 857 74
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Hastings roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hastings, .