Hammond is a city of 617 people in Illinois. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 32.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $102,500. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,019, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hammond
What changed most since 1990
White share100.0% → 95.5%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants74.3% → 85.4%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$85,922 → $102,500(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.1%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 35 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hammond, decade by decade
Hammond population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
523
$73,365
$85,922
5.7%
0.0
2000
518
$83,492
$120,776
7.9%
4.8
2010
509
$48,552
$118,538
6.1%
5.3
2020
508
$76,055
$101,811
21.9%
18.3
2024
617
$77,019
$102,500
23.7%
11.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
