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Hammond, LA Metro Area

138,064 Population
791.2 square miles 174.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,171 ±$2,465 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$54,417 ±$6,250 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.4% ±4% (24,727  ±5,383) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.5 minutes ±1.2 (1,582,935  ±82,571) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

54,627 ±1,552 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (134,008  ±76) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±3.4% (1,789  ±1,159) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

61,549 ±60 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$218,300 ±$19,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.7% ±3.1% (17,330  ±4,184.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.2% ±5.2% (79,846  ±4,762.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.8% ±2.8% (20,624  ±2,573.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.9% (4,010  ±796) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±2% (7,316  ±2,052) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,316 Total veterans ±2,052 6,752 Male ±1,698 564 Female ±625

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