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Junction City, KS vs Hastings, NE

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- Hastings is 0% more densely populated than Junction City.
- People are 11.8% less likely to be married in Hastings.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years older in Hastings.
 Junction City, KSHastings, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,247329,725,481
 Female Population45.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population54.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201023,901  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,064285,036,114
 Population - 199020,604  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,733.193.4
 Land Area11.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Junction City, KSHastings, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Junction City, KSHastings, NEUnited States
 White49.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Junction City, KSHastings, NEUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households9,018  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,23480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,134  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 15 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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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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