Dakota Times

38.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hastings in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.8 percent lower than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 22,738.

95.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hastings residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	714	4.5
Regular high school diploma	4,468	28
GED or alternative credential	769	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,453	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,378	14.9
Associate's degree	1,785	11.2
Bachelor's degree	3,030	19
Master's degree	1,153	7.2
Professional school degree	156	1
Doctorate degree	42	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.