Hammond, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
76,768
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36
2.96% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
19.1%
0.223% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,504
2.88% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$159,900
12.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
34,835
0.167% 1-year growth

About

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.

93.3% of the residents in Hammond, IN are U.S. citizens.

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 2024, the median property value in Hammond, IN was $159,900, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.

Most people in Hammond, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Hammond, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hammond, IN is home to a population of 76.8k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.5% of Hammond, IN residents were born outside of the country (8.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25k people) in Hammond, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 15.4k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%
2024 Citizenship
93.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Hammond, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hammond, IN was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hammond, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    25k ± 1.4k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    17.3k ± 1.24k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    15.4k ± 1.82k
40.2%
Hispanic Population
30.9k people

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25k people) in Hammond, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 15.4k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

40.2% of the people in Hammond, IN are hispanic (30.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hammond, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8.8k people
11.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8.7k people

As of 2024, 11.5% of Hammond, IN residents (8.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hammond, IN was 11.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,046 ± 200
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    437 ± 182
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    293 ± 122

Hammond, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hammond, IN employs 34.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hammond, IN were Manufacturing (5,352 people), Retail Trade (5,020 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,805 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($62,500), Utilities ($61,371), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,813).

Employment

Occupations

34.8k
2024 Value
± 1,664
0.167%
1 Year growth
± 6.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hammond, IN grew at a rate of 0.167%, from 34.8k employees to 34.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hammond, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,199 people), Production Occupations (3,680 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,211 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

34.8k
2024 Value
± 1,664
0.167%
1 Year growth
± 6.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hammond, IN grew at a rate of 0.167%, from 34.8k employees to 34.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hammond, IN, are Manufacturing (5,352 people), Retail Trade (5,020 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,805 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

$45,664
Median earning men ± $2,211
$32,986
Median earning women ± $2,683

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,813), Wholesale Trade ($61,136), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($64,167), Public Administration ($46,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,859).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Hammond, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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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Education

In 2023, universities in Hammond, IN awarded 1,884 degrees. The student population of Hammond, IN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,405 male students and 4,972 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hammond, IN are White (1,000 and 56.9%), 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.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

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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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing
    336 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    146 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    66 degrees awarded

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.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hammond, IN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Purdue University Northwest
    1,685 degrees awarded
  2. Calumet College of Saint Joseph
    191 degrees awarded
  3. Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond
    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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Tuition

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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hammond, IN was $159,900 in 2024, which is 0.481 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $141,700 to $159,900, a 12.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hammond, IN is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hammond, IN have an average commute time of 25.7 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.

Housing

Property

$159,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,839
$18,601
Median Property Taxes
±$1,144

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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Rent vs Own

62.4%
Homeownership
2024
63.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Hammond, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,504
Median Household Income
± $2,507
29.8k
Number of Households
± 1,458

In 2024, the median household income of the 29.8k households in Hammond, IN grew to $55,504 from the previous year's value of $53,950.

The following chart displays the households in Hammond, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hammond, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.3%)
  2. Carpooled (11.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.88%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Hammond, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (6.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hammond, IN have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.85% 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

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hammond, IN (14.5k out of 75.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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

89.7% of the population of Hammond, IN has health coverage, with 40.3% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 9.53% on non-group plans, and 0.535% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.3%
Uninsured
40.3%
Employer Coverage
26.6%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
9.53%
Non-Group
0.535%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hammond, IN grew by 0.438% from 10.2% to 10.3%.

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