With 136,738 people, Hammond is a metro area. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 36,150 more people. The foreign-born share is 3%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $212,900. The median age is 35.9, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,760, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hammond
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate31.5% → 19.2%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share69.8% → 60.5%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.9% → 20.8%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 18 metro and micro areas based in Louisiana
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)30%(1,932)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(1,398)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(2,201)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(178)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(59)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,438 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
85,709
$40,439
$123,364
12.9%
53.8
2000
100,588
$53,579
$132,981
16.3%
55.7
2010
121,097
$56,042
$191,905
19.7%
61.9
2020
133,157
$59,081
$203,501
22.0%
68.5
2024
136,738
$56,760
$212,900
20.8%
68.0
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.
