COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hammond vs Potsdam
PLACE A
Hammond, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Potsdam, New York
Hammond is 844% larger than Potsdam. Hammond earns more, with a median household income $20,958 higher. Hammond has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -12%).
HAMMONDPOTSDAMDIFFERENCE
Total population75,7128,019+844% vs Potsdam
Population density3,3291,631+1,699
Population growth-3.7%-11.8%+8.2 pts
Median age36.021.7+14.3
Male48.9%49.9%−1.0 pts
Female51.1%50.1%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born11.5%12.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.5%81.1%−48.6 pts
Black22.5%4.7%+17.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%4.2%+36.0 pts
Asian1.5%6.6%−5.1 pts
Other3.2%3.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$55,504$34,546+$20,958
Per capita income$28,736$20,220+$8,516
Poverty rate19.1%29.0%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.521−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%51.8%−34.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%30.7%−26.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%4.8%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation61.1%48.8%+12.2 pts
Median home value$159,900$146,400+$13,500
Median gross rent$1,134$898+$236
Owner-occupied62.4%34.4%+28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%13.3%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%69.2%−23.6 pts
Average commute25.715.8+9.9
Worked from home6.9%10.9%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured10.3%4.2%+6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025