Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town of 432 people was settled in 1890.
75% of residents live below the poverty line in Hastings, above both the Florida town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 639 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Hastings. Tenney House and Groveland Hotel and Sanchez Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hastings has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 399 in 1910, a low of 399 in 1910, 1,262 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hastings. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
18 mi Theme parkMarineland of Florida
15 mi National MonumentFort Matanzas National Monument653K visitors a year
17 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
18 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
17 mi MuseumLightner MuseumCastillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Augustine Light: Viktoriya Sorochuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lightner Museum: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hastings is unincorporated, so St. Johns County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Hastings.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Coast Technical College at Historic Hastings CampusLargest public school before high school | – | – | |
| ST. Johns County Jail (DJJ)Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
The share of working residents in Hastings who work locally: 1.7%. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Jacksonville (16%), St. Augustine (14%) and Palatka (3%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Households in Hastings have drawn federal disaster aid in 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected losses in Hastings break down as 52% from inland flooding and 28% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Hastings typically sold within 97 days of listing. A typical home locally is worth about $275,000, about the same as a year ago, 27% below the Florida typical home. In Hastings, the typical sale closed at 98.4% of the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hastings: 23% of adults say their health is fair or poor. In Hastings, 42% of adults have high blood pressure, and 15% have diabetes.
| Hastings | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hastings | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 0.8 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Hastings comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Hastings | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Al Wilke Park and Community Center | — | 10 |
| 2. Hastings Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hastings
About 0 of every 100 Hastings residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Hastings’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Hastings.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Hastings is an unincorporated census-designated place and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of St. Augustine. It was formerly an incorporated town, but it was dissolved in 2018 after a vote by residents. Its population was 1,262 at the 2020 census, up from 580 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida metropolitan statistical area.
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Hastings has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
5 notable people were born here, including Derrick Ramsey and Ron Waller.
