Hastings, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 169. Population change since 2000: -21.0%

Males: 82	(49.1%)
Females: 87	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 51540.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,552 (it was $35,625 in 2000)

Hastings:	$47,552
Iowa:	$48,980

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $18,617

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $45,570 (it was $29,700 in 2000)

Hastings:	$45,570
Iowa:	$120,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $57,070; Detached houses: $67,140; Mobile homes: $18,971

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Races in Hastings:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Other race (1.4%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Hastings: 70.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.9%), Irish (17.3%), United States (11.2%), French (5.6%), English (4.7%), French Canadian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/26/1879

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 416 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hastings

High school or higher: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hastings city

Never married: 28.9%
Now married: 51.6%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 11.3%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.9%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hastings:	1.6% ($483)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Council Bluffs, IA (24.8 miles , pop. 58,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (31.5 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (409.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Malvern, IA (2.2 miles ), Emerson, IA (2.2 miles ), Henderson, IA (2.9 miles) , Silver City, IA (3.1 miles ), Imogene, IA (3.3 miles) , Randolph, IA (3.3 miles ), Macedonia, IA (3.5 miles ), Tabor, IA (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $30,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $96,000
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $95,600
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,300
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $195,200
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 41.02 N, Longitude: 95.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 712

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Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+10.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (31%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Social assistance (14%)
Paper (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food (4%)
Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Construction laborers (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (22%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)
Religious workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Average climate in Hastings, Iowa

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Hastings-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 171% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/22/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Hastings city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 tornado 24.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 28 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hastings-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.2 miles away from Hastings center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hastings:

MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RED OAK, IA)
GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HAMBURG, IA)
SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Hastings, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hastings:

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 31 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 61 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

Public high school in Hastings:

Nishna Valley Junior-Senior High School (Location: 58962 380th St; Grades: 7-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Hastings:

Nishna Valley Elementary School (Location: 58962 380th St; Grades: PK-6)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Hastings and their reported violations in the past:

HASTINGS WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 214, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-13-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-17-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-07-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-09-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-20-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-20-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2006), St BCA signed (JAN-25-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2005), St BCA signed (JAN-25-2006)

6 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.2%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	10.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	25.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	9.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hastings, IA

Hastings compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hastings mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mills County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religion statistics for Hastings

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.85%

Here		45.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church
Adherents	27.4%	21.0%	10.6%	8.9%	8.1%
Congregations	40.0%	4.0%	8.0%	4.0%	8.0%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	United Church of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	7.5%	4.8%	4.6%	2.8%	4.4%
Congregations	4.0%	4.0%	4.0%	4.0%	20.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$55
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$162
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$154
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$24
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$386
Totals for Government	0	$0		12	$781

8.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.66%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pottawattamie County, IA	1.96% ($36,077 average AGI)
from Douglas County, NE	1.60% ($46,294)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.98% ($57,385)

7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pottawattamie County, IA	1.88% ($32,737 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	1.22% ($40,484)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.61% ($48,594)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hastings:

KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KCRO (660 AM; 1 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hastings:

KCSI (95.3 FM; RED OAK, IA; Owner: HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KVNO (90.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF NEBRASKA)
KCTY-FM (106.9 FM; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: PLATTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KIOS-FM (91.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 001)

TV broadcast stations around Hastings:

KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
K61GA (Channel 61; OMAHA, NE; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KKAZ-CA (Channel 24; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Robert J Knievel, 2.5 Mi N 2.5 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 116 m, Overall height: 116.7 m
Registrant: Kinder Morgan, Inc., 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Bnsf Mp 458.0 Wiu, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPMC674
Assigned Frequencies : 160.965 MHz
Grant Date: 04/22/2003, Expiration Date: 06/02/2013, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
2.5 Mi N And 2.5 Mi E, Call Sign: KAB613
Assigned Frequencies : 33.3000 MHz
Grant Date: 08/10/2002, Expiration Date: 09/16/2012, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:
1/2 Mi E & 3 1/2 Mi N, Call Sign: KNEM617
Assigned Frequencies : 152.960 MHz
Grant Date: 01/20/1998, Expiration Date: 02/24/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/28/2002
Registrant: Highbanks Farms Inc, 55481 370th St, Hastings, IA 51540

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

HASTINGS, 2.5 Mi N 2.5 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 116 m, Overall height: 116.7 m, Call Sign: WPOR737
6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 03/18/1999, Expiration Date: 03/18/2009, Certifier: Mary Mcdermott
Registrant: Pathnet, Inc., 1661 Gateway Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080, Phone: (972) 690-9933, Fax: (972) 231-0728, Email:
HASTINGS 107, 2.5 Mi N 2.5 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 116 m, Overall height: 116.7 m, Call Sign: WPVZ666, Licensee ID: L00896575
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2002, Expiration Date: 09/20/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC
STATION, 2.5 Miles N & 2.5 Miles E Of, Overall height: 116.7 m, Call Sign: KAW34
Assigned Frequencies : 6705.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/1997, Expiration Date: 04/09/2002, Cancelation Date: 08/05/1999
Registrant: Phone: (630) 691-3854

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: K0GQT, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/06/1996, Expiration Date: 11/06/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/22/2001
Registrant: Lorance S Lisle, 66 Lorance Lisle 55755 370th St, Hastings, IA 51540-4034
Call Sign: K0OPL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/25/1988, Expiration Date: 10/25/1998, Cancelation Date: 10/26/2000
Registrant: Paul D Vestal, Box 75, Hastings, IA 51540
Call Sign: KG0MV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00816369
Grant Date: 02/20/2004, Expiration Date: 05/17/2014
Registrant: Roger A Woodfill, 65243 360th Street, Hastings, IA 51540
Call Sign: KD0BHJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01311670
Grant Date: 08/06/2007, Expiration Date: 08/06/2017, Certifier: Ryan L Campbell
Registrant: Ryan L Campbell, 309 Hale St, Hastings, IA 51540

Hastings on our top lists:

#56 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008"

#9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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