Hastings Jobs

Hastings is a city in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 24,064 at the 2000 census and was 25,437 by the 2005 estimate. It is the county seat of Adams County . It is known as the town where Kool-Aid was invented by Edwin Perkins in 1927, is home to Fisher Fountain, and during World War II operated the largest Naval Ammunition Depot in the United States. Hastings is also the birthplace of former University of Nebraska football coach and Congressman Tom Osborne. A National Weather Service Forecast Office is located there, serving central and south-central Nebraska and six counties in north-central Kansas. On June, 24 of 2007 Hastings won Yahoo's Greenest City in America competition.

Among the most common occupations in Hastings are Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Hastings, Nebraska work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Hastings, Nebraska are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Hastings job listings indicate that the following industries in Hastings are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Hastings, Nebraska is $25,448, and the median income of households in Hastings was $35,461.

According to our Hastings Trends data, the number of Hastings, Nebraska jobs has decreased by 50% since October 2011.

Population of Hastings Total population 24,064 Male 48.37% Female 51.63% Median age 35.9     Hastings Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.6% Median cost of a home $74,900 Median mortgage payment $476 Renter-occupied homes 37.4% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $446     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,633 Median for all female full-time $21,262     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 54% Separated 1% Widowed 10% Divorced 9%     Race White 94% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 3%     Hastings Commute Carpool 11.2% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 14 minutes