Adams
6.2
High score (8-10)
Hastings has about 25,000 people and a real industrial base — Becton Dickinson (medical needles and devices) and a Kraft Heinz plant provide stable professional and technical employment that draws people from outside the purely agricultural world. The city has more commercial infrastructure than most south-central Nebraska county seats, and an outsider with industrial or healthcare employment finds it a functional small city.
Mid score (6-8) · Your profile
Hastings has enough employment diversity to sustain a working small city, but the social world is built around the same multi-generational family networks and evangelical church structures that define most of south-central Nebraska. The professional dating pool is thin. An outsider here needs Kearney (40 miles northwest) or Lincoln (100 miles east) as a regular social escape.
Lower score (below 6)
Hastings's social world has been the same families, the same churches, and the same community organizations for five or six generations — an outsider moving here for a BD or Kraft Heinz job finds employment but a closed social calendar. The ratio of people leaving to people arriving is unfavorable for anyone trying to build a new social network from scratch.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the median income in Adams, Nebraska?
$85k median
What's the typical marriage age for women in Adams, Nebraska?
Women marry at 29
How common is a college degree in Adams, Nebraska?
37% men have degree
What's the average male height in Adams, Nebraska?
178 cm local avg
What's the average BMI for women in Adams, Nebraska?
Local women avg 29.9