Hastings is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,524 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hastings is the 151st largest community in Michigan.When you are in Hastings, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.40% of Hastings’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hastings is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hastings who work in office and administrative support (13.25%), sales jobs (6.65%), and management occupations (6.18%). Being a small city, Hastings does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hastings overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hastings, 23.55% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hastings in 2022 was $30,930, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,720 for a family of four. However, Hastings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hastings include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French. The most common language spoken in Hastings is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
