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

Map of Hastings, FL

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)