COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hammond vs Fort Drum
PLACE A
Hammond, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Fort Drum, New York
Hammond is 371% larger than Fort Drum. Fort Drum earns more, with a median household income $6,787 higher. Fort Drum has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -4%).
HAMMONDFORT DRUMDIFFERENCE
Total population75,71216,065+371% vs Fort Drum
Population density3,3291,120+2,209
Population growth-3.7%22.7%−26.4 pts
Median age36.023.3+12.7
Male48.9%58.3%−9.4 pts
Female51.1%41.7%+9.4 pts
Foreign-born11.5%8.7%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.5%59.1%−26.6 pts
Black22.5%9.8%+12.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%20.8%+19.4 pts
Asian1.5%4.5%−3.0 pts
Other3.2%5.7%−2.5 pts
Median household income$55,504$62,291−$6,787
Per capita income$28,736$25,938+$2,798
Poverty rate19.1%11.7%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.369+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%34.8%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%7.5%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%8.7%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation61.1%80.3%−19.3 pts
Median home value$159,900$156,600+$3,300
Median gross rent$1,134$1,622−$488
Owner-occupied62.4%4.0%+58.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%3.4%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%54.0%−8.4 pts
Average commute25.711.1+14.6
Worked from home6.9%12.7%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured10.3%2.0%+8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024