Hastings, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 521. Estimated population in July 2024: 631 (+21.1% change)
Males: 239 (45.9%), Females: 282 (54.1%)
St. Johns County
Zip code: 32145
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $26,635
Median house value: $56,900
Population by Race
Races in Hastings:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.1%)
- Black (43.4%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (10.2%), German (6.7%), United States (6.7%), Irish (5.0%), French (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hastings
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hastings town
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 14.3%
4.2% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-8.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hastings:
- PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; PALATKA, FL)
- FLAGLER HOSPITAL WEST (about 19 miles; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL NORTH FLORIDA (about 23 miles; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hastings:
- ST AUGUSTINE (about 21 miles; ST AUGUSTINE, FL; Abbreviation: SGJ)
- DAYTONA BEACH INTL (about 50 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: DAB)
- GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 53 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: GNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hastings:
- KAY LARKIN (about 13 miles; PALATKA, FL; Abbreviation: 28J)
- FLAGLER COUNTY (about 28 miles; BUNNELL, FL; Abbreviation: X47)
- PIERSON MUNI (about 34 miles; PIERSON, FL; Abbreviation: 2J8)
Amtrak station near Hastings:
- 11 miles: PALATKA (11TH & REID STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hastings:
- SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PALATKA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,509)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 40 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,256)
- FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 44 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,495)
- EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,008)
- DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,257)
- BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,638)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,966)
Public primary/middle schools in Hastings:
- HASTINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 400 EAST HARRIS STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- HASTINGS JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL (Students: 178; Location: 765 EAST ST. JOHNS AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 12)