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Hastings, NE vs Sparks, NV

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- Sparks is 0% more densely populated than Hastings.
- People are 1.3% more likely to be married in Sparks.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years older in Sparks.
 Hastings, NESparks, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock106,900329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201025,184  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock66,346285,036,114
 Population - 199022,837  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock61.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,984.093.4
 Land Area14.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hastings, NESparks, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Hastings, NESparks, NVUnited States
 White82.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock34.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hastings, NESparks, NVUnited States
 Married Population49.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households10,288  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,03380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,054  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The City's population is not as big as it says I don't think I don't think it has grown very much at all since the seventies in fact I think it has gotten smaller  More

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Hastings is home to Hastings College, one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges; the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Lied Super Screen  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hastings is where Kool-Aid was invented. This small city of 25,000 has several beautiful parks with lakes and streams. Hastings Lake is wonderful to take walk on wide  More

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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