2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Spokane, WA vs Hastings, NE

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Highlights
- Household income in Hastings, is 4% less than it is in Spokane and is 26% below the National Average.
- Spokane unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Hastings unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 Spokane, WAHastings, NEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.6%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%24.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,991$30,855$37,638
 Household Income$56,977$54,606$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,383$76,888$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spokane, WAHastings, NEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.8%12.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%6.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.9%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.8%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%9.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.8%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.0%4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spokane, WAHastings, NEUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%11.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%2.1%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%5.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%17.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%7.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.8%21.2%13.1%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 7 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 18 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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