Metro area · CBSA 25580

Hastings

The Hastings, NE metro area has 40,507 people. Median rent is $827, 14.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Adams County at $1,014. Of the 9 places we track here, Clay Center has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$69,510

Median home value

$175,200

Unemployment

2.2%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,014

HUD, Adams County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Hastings	25,008	$858	16.1%
Sutton	1,323	$923	13.6%
Harvard	1,008	$708	12.9%
Red Cloud	934	$585	15.3%
Kenesaw	902	$766	9.9%
Clay Center	802	$625	9.1%
Blue Hill	782	$814	15.6%
Juniata	750	$835	15.5%
Edgar	501	$391	9.3%

Nearby metro areas

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Kansas City
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.