Hammond, IN

Census Place

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2023 Population
77,098
0.377% 1-year decline
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2023 Median Property Value
$141,700
9.76% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
34,777
0.668% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hammond, IN had a population of 77.1k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hammond, IN declined from 77,390 to 77,098, a −0.377% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Hammond, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Hammond, IN are Purdue University Northwest (1,685 degrees awarded in 2023), Calumet College of Saint Joseph (191 degrees), and Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond (8 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Hammond, IN was $141,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.5%.

Most people in Hammond, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Hammond, IN was 2 cars per household.

Economy

The economy of Hammond, IN employs 34.8k people. The largest industries in Hammond, IN are Manufacturing (5,859 people), Retail Trade (4,962 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,735 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($59,186), Manufacturing ($53,279), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,033).

Occupations

34.8k
2023 Value
± 1,616
−0.668%
1 Year decline
± 6.53%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hammond, IN declined at a rate of −0.668%, from 35k employees to 34.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hammond, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,276 people), Production Occupations (3,717 people), and Material Moving Occupations (3,189 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hammond, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

34.8k
2023 Value
± 1,616
−0.668%
1 Year decline
± 6.53%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hammond, IN declined at a rate of −0.668%, from 35k employees to 34.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hammond, IN, are Manufacturing (5,859 people), Retail Trade (4,962 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,735 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hammond, IN, though some of these residents may live in Hammond, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,920
Median earning men ± $1,912
$30,855
Median earning women ± $1,968

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($74,306), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,350), and Manufacturing ($56,388).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($64,931), Wholesale Trade ($60,227), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,605).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Hammond, IN awarded 1,884 degrees. The student population of Hammond, IN in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hammond, IN are White (1,000 and 56.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (388 and 22.1%), Black or African American (180 and 10.2%), and Unknown (69 and 3.92%).

The largest universities in Hammond, IN by number of degrees awarded are Purdue University Northwest (1,685 and 89.4%), Calumet College of Saint Joseph (191 and 10.1%), and Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond (8 and 0.425%).

The most popular majors in Hammond, IN are Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (336 and 17.8%), Registered Nursing (240 and 12.7%), and General Business Administration & Management (115 and 6.1%).

The median tuition costs in Hammond, IN are $21,500 for private four year colleges, and $7,259 and $14,144 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2023 in Hammond, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 9,377 (47% men and 53% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 9,377 students enrolled in Hammond, IN, 47% men and 53% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,697 records, of which 53.1% were women and 46.9% men.

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Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hammond, IN was Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing with 336 degrees awarded.

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Universities

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Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 1,685 degrees awarded
  2. 191 degrees awarded
  3. 8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Purdue University Northwest with 1,685 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 725 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hammond, IN, which is 0.626 times less than the 1,159 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,000 degrees mean that there were 2.58 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 388 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,150) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,070) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hammond, IN was $141,700 in 2023, which is 0.467 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $129,100 to $141,700, a 9.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Hammond, IN is 62.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hammond, IN have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hammond, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hammond, IN is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Hammond, IN was Census Tract 215 with a value of $80,667, followed by Census Tract 216 and Census Tract 201, with respective values of $72,772 and $70,104.

Property

$141,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,558
$18,394
Median Property Taxes
±$1,050

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hammond, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hammond, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 215
  2. Census Tract 216
  3. Census Tract 201

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hammond, IN was Census Tract 215 with a value of $80,667, followed by Census Tract 216 and Census Tract 201, with respective values of $72,772 and $70,104.

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Household Income

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N/A
Median Household Income
± N/A
29.4k
Number of Households
± 1,416

In N/A, the median household income of the 29.4k households in Hammond, IN N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hammond, IN is from Hammond, IN.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hammond, IN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (75.2%)
  2. Carpooled (13%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.99%)

In 2023, 75.2% of workers in Hammond, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (5.99%).

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hammond, IN have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Hammond, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hammond, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hammond, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hammond, IN (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hammond, IN is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Hammond, IN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

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