Hastings, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,398. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,336 (-4.4% change)
Males: 644 (46.1%), Females: 754 (53.9%)
Zip code: 16646
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $25,192
Median house value: $54,500
Population by Race
Races in Hastings:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (30.6%), Irish (17.7%), Polish (12.4%), Slovak (10.7%), Italian (10.2%), United States (7.2%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hastings
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hastings borough
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 15.1%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+0.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hastings:
- MINERS HOSPITAL (290 HAIDA AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hastings:
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (about 25 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hastings:
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 27 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 37 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 38 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hastings:
- EBENSBURG (about 16 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
- PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNI (about 26 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; Abbreviation: N35)
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 27 miles; NEWRY, PA; Abbreviation: 7G4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hastings:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 24 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 28 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 59 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
Private primary/middle school in Hastings:
- SAINT BERNARD SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 1375 SPANGLER STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Hastings:
- HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $42,707; Location: 312 BEAVER ST, P O BOX 515; 12,147 books; 357 audio materials; 429 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)