COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tickfaw vs Hammond
PLACE A
Tickfaw, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Hammond, Indiana
Tickfaw is 99% smaller than Hammond. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
TICKFAWHAMMONDDIFFERENCE
Total population69175,712−99% vs Hammond
Population density4273,329−2,902
Population growth-8.5%-3.7%−4.9 pts
Median age30.636.0−5.4
Male53.6%48.9%+4.7 pts
Female46.4%51.1%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born4.9%11.5%−6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.7%32.5%+24.2 pts
Black25.1%22.5%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%40.2%−23.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other1.1%3.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$54,125$55,504−$1,379
Per capita income$22,711$28,736−$6,025
Poverty rate20.7%19.1%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%17.4%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree1.0%4.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%6.5%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation62.6%61.1%+1.5 pts
Median home value$180,300$159,900+$20,400
Median gross rent$1,000$1,134−$134
Owner-occupied62.8%62.4%+0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%9.4%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%45.6%−9.6 pts
Average commute28.125.7+2.4
Worked from home7.4%6.9%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured12.0%10.3%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025