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Hammond Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 100,588
Land Area (2000): 2,046.725 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 85.150 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	93,380	46.13%
Rural, Farm	3,801	1.88%
Rural, Non-farm	105,262	52.00%

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Hammond Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	35,402	32,286	3,116	8.80%	88
1991	36,411	32,909	3,502	9.62%	96
1992	38,285	34,865	3,420	8.93%	89
1993	38,135	34,581	3,554	9.32%	93
1994	40,932	36,819	4,113	10.05%	100
1995	41,380	37,902	3,478	8.40%	84
1996	42,032	38,537	3,495	8.31%	83
1997	41,771	38,723	3,048	7.30%	73
1998	42,428	39,340	3,087	7.28%	73
1999	43,409	40,826	2,584	5.95%	59
2000	45,087	42,361	2,726	6.05%	61
2001	45,873	42,928	2,945	6.42%	64
2002	45,538	42,479	3,059	6.72%	67
2003	46,857	43,598	3,260	6.96%	70
2004	47,840	44,779	3,061	6.40%	64
2005	50,517	45,912	4,605	9.12%	88
2006	50,365	48,078	2,287	4.54%	45
2007	51,579	49,459	2,120	4.11%	41
2008	53,181	50,621	2,561	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	34,804	31,854	2,950	8.48%	85
Feb 1990	34,276	31,770	2,506	7.31%	73
Mar 1990	34,526	32,150	2,376	6.88%	69
Apr 1990	34,534	32,122	2,412	6.98%	70
May 1990	34,860	32,281	2,579	7.40%	74
Jun 1990	35,710	32,210	3,500	9.80%	98
Jul 1990	35,933	32,207	3,726	10.37%	104
Aug 1990	35,911	32,208	3,703	10.31%	103
Sep 1990	35,882	32,254	3,628	10.11%	101
Oct 1990	36,304	33,017	3,287	9.05%	91
Nov 1990	36,055	32,754	3,301	9.16%	92
Dec 1990	36,033	32,606	3,427	9.51%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	35,654	32,072	3,582	10.05%	100
Feb 1991	35,557	32,313	3,244	9.12%	91
Mar 1991	35,811	32,715	3,096	8.65%	86
Apr 1991	35,853	32,664	3,189	8.89%	89
May 1991	35,919	32,306	3,613	10.06%	101
Jun 1991	36,681	32,184	4,497	12.26%	123
Jul 1991	37,356	32,999	4,357	11.66%	117
Aug 1991	37,004	33,044	3,960	10.70%	107
Sep 1991	36,824	33,372	3,452	9.37%	94
Oct 1991	37,013	33,895	3,118	8.42%	84
Nov 1991	36,813	33,829	2,984	8.11%	81
Dec 1991	36,443	33,517	2,926	8.03%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	36,832	33,441	3,391	9.21%	92
Feb 1992	36,714	33,767	2,947	8.03%	80
Mar 1992	37,291	34,301	2,990	8.02%	80
Apr 1992	37,753	34,600	3,153	8.35%	84
May 1992	37,699	34,389	3,310	8.78%	88
Jun 1992	39,347	34,972	4,375	11.12%	111
Jul 1992	39,751	35,694	4,057	10.21%	102
Aug 1992	39,226	35,241	3,985	10.16%	102
Sep 1992	39,195	35,465	3,730	9.52%	95
Oct 1992	39,232	36,166	3,066	7.82%	78
Nov 1992	39,044	36,163	2,881	7.38%	74
Dec 1992	37,340	34,183	3,157	8.45%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	36,311	32,661	3,650	10.05%	101
Feb 1993	36,669	33,540	3,129	8.53%	85
Mar 1993	37,222	34,029	3,193	8.58%	86
Apr 1993	37,181	33,996	3,185	8.57%	86
May 1993	37,707	34,458	3,249	8.62%	86
Jun 1993	38,958	34,847	4,111	10.55%	106
Jul 1993	38,403	34,457	3,946	10.28%	103
Aug 1993	38,275	34,399	3,876	10.13%	101
Sep 1993	38,283	34,660	3,623	9.46%	95
Oct 1993	39,714	35,990	3,724	9.38%	94
Nov 1993	39,574	36,016	3,558	8.99%	90
Dec 1993	39,326	35,919	3,407	8.66%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	40,028	35,733	4,295	10.73%	107
Feb 1994	39,500	35,801	3,699	9.36%	94
Mar 1994	40,008	36,158	3,850	9.62%	96
Apr 1994	40,321	36,264	4,057	10.06%	101
May 1994	41,031	36,796	4,235	10.32%	103
Jun 1994	41,595	36,658	4,937	11.87%	119
Jul 1994	41,449	36,773	4,676	11.28%	113
Aug 1994	41,482	36,818	4,664	11.24%	112
Sep 1994	41,610	37,565	4,045	9.72%	97
Oct 1994	41,828	37,906	3,922	9.38%	94
Nov 1994	41,492	37,873	3,619	8.72%	87
Dec 1994	40,842	37,483	3,359	8.22%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	40,802	37,051	3,751	9.19%	92
Feb 1995	40,303	37,185	3,118	7.74%	77
Mar 1995	40,576	37,345	3,231	7.96%	80
Apr 1995	41,664	38,086	3,578	8.59%	86
May 1995	41,495	38,021	3,474	8.37%	84
Jun 1995	42,655	38,238	4,417	10.36%	104
Jul 1995	42,302	38,400	3,902	9.22%	92
Aug 1995	41,873	38,196	3,677	8.78%	88
Sep 1995	41,992	38,528	3,464	8.25%	82
Oct 1995	41,257	38,209	3,048	7.39%	74
Nov 1995	41,017	38,059	2,958	7.21%	72
Dec 1995	40,624	37,508	3,116	7.67%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	40,226	36,621	3,605	8.96%	90
Feb 1996	40,854	37,650	3,204	7.84%	78
Mar 1996	41,251	38,407	2,844	6.89%	69
Apr 1996	41,838	38,394	3,444	8.23%	82
May 1996	41,985	38,706	3,279	7.81%	78
Jun 1996	43,290	38,897	4,393	10.15%	101
Jul 1996	43,251	38,921	4,330	10.01%	100
Aug 1996	43,013	39,205	3,808	8.85%	89
Sep 1996	43,153	39,526	3,627	8.40%	84
Oct 1996	42,547	39,142	3,405	8.00%	80
Nov 1996	41,628	38,676	2,952	7.09%	71
Dec 1996	41,345	38,298	3,047	7.37%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	40,648	37,507	3,141	7.73%	77
Feb 1997	40,398	37,709	2,689	6.66%	67
Mar 1997	41,368	38,459	2,909	7.03%	70
Apr 1997	41,367	38,736	2,631	6.36%	64
May 1997	41,579	38,712	2,867	6.90%	69
Jun 1997	42,961	38,852	4,109	9.56%	96
Jul 1997	42,891	39,068	3,823	8.91%	89
Aug 1997	42,468	39,150	3,318	7.81%	78
Sep 1997	42,320	39,082	3,238	7.65%	77
Oct 1997	42,055	39,275	2,780	6.61%	66
Nov 1997	41,837	39,229	2,608	6.23%	62
Dec 1997	41,359	38,902	2,457	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	40,882	38,106	2,776	6.79%	68
Feb 1998	40,932	38,515	2,417	5.90%	59
Mar 1998	41,336	38,695	2,641	6.39%	64
Apr 1998	41,918	39,139	2,779	6.63%	66
May 1998	42,602	39,465	3,137	7.36%	74
Jun 1998	43,831	39,847	3,984	9.09%	91
Jul 1998	43,561	39,607	3,954	9.08%	91
Aug 1998	43,138	39,262	3,876	8.99%	90
Sep 1998	43,081	39,561	3,520	8.17%	82
Oct 1998	43,039	40,121	2,918	6.78%	68
Nov 1998	42,472	39,903	2,569	6.05%	60
Dec 1998	42,339	39,863	2,476	5.85%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	42,306	39,574	2,732	6.46%	65
Feb 1999	41,700	39,498	2,202	5.28%	53
Mar 1999	42,306	40,302	2,004	4.74%	47
Apr 1999	42,838	40,769	2,069	4.83%	48
May 1999	42,861	40,789	2,072	4.83%	48
Jun 1999	44,568	41,299	3,269	7.33%	73
Jul 1999	44,542	41,190	3,352	7.53%	75
Aug 1999	44,255	41,084	3,171	7.17%	72
Sep 1999	44,200	41,232	2,968	6.71%	67
Oct 1999	44,129	41,573	2,556	5.79%	58
Nov 1999	43,785	41,471	2,314	5.28%	53
Dec 1999	43,423	41,128	2,295	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	44,639	41,780	2,859	6.40%	64
Feb 2000	44,468	42,173	2,295	5.16%	52
Mar 2000	44,709	42,389	2,320	5.19%	52
Apr 2000	44,847	42,800	2,047	4.56%	46
May 2000	44,931	42,461	2,470	5.50%	55
Jun 2000	45,722	42,359	3,363	7.36%	74
Jul 2000	45,112	41,954	3,158	7.00%	70
Aug 2000	45,168	42,013	3,155	6.99%	70
Sep 2000	44,944	42,103	2,841	6.32%	63
Oct 2000	45,406	42,674	2,732	6.02%	60
Nov 2000	45,512	42,767	2,745	6.03%	60
Dec 2000	45,587	42,861	2,726	5.98%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	44,957	41,757	3,200	7.12%	71
Feb 2001	45,313	42,613	2,700	5.96%	60
Mar 2001	45,856	43,220	2,636	5.75%	57
Apr 2001	45,516	42,994	2,522	5.54%	55
May 2001	45,563	43,028	2,535	5.56%	56
Jun 2001	46,590	43,145	3,445	7.39%	74
Jul 2001	46,333	43,220	3,113	6.72%	67
Aug 2001	46,211	43,089	3,122	6.76%	68
Sep 2001	45,911	42,969	2,942	6.41%	64
Oct 2001	46,425	43,325	3,100	6.68%	67
Nov 2001	45,990	42,987	3,003	6.53%	65
Dec 2001	45,813	42,786	3,027	6.61%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	44,478	41,192	3,286	7.39%	74
Feb 2002	44,690	41,964	2,726	6.10%	61
Mar 2002	44,798	42,076	2,722	6.08%	61
Apr 2002	45,259	42,511	2,748	6.07%	61
May 2002	45,249	42,420	2,829	6.25%	63
Jun 2002	46,112	42,379	3,733	8.10%	81
Jul 2002	45,655	42,312	3,343	7.32%	73
Aug 2002	46,050	42,570	3,480	7.56%	76
Sep 2002	45,825	42,839	2,986	6.52%	65
Oct 2002	46,363	43,484	2,879	6.21%	62
Nov 2002	45,999	43,120	2,879	6.26%	63
Dec 2002	45,974	42,880	3,094	6.73%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	45,767	42,409	3,358	7.34%	73
Feb 2003	45,822	42,940	2,882	6.29%	63
Mar 2003	46,184	43,103	3,081	6.67%	67
Apr 2003	46,720	43,774	2,946	6.31%	63
May 2003	46,733	43,594	3,139	6.72%	67
Jun 2003	47,904	43,636	4,268	8.91%	89
Jul 2003	47,659	43,713	3,946	8.28%	83
Aug 2003	47,371	43,753	3,618	7.64%	76
Sep 2003	47,055	43,831	3,224	6.85%	69
Oct 2003	47,260	44,346	2,914	6.17%	62
Nov 2003	47,127	44,180	2,947	6.25%	63
Dec 2003	46,684	43,891	2,793	5.98%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	46,765	43,377	3,388	7.24%	72
Feb 2004	46,480	43,699	2,781	5.98%	60
Mar 2004	46,484	43,661	2,823	6.07%	61
Apr 2004	47,294	44,464	2,830	5.98%	60
May 2004	47,482	44,405	3,077	6.48%	65
Jun 2004	48,322	44,449	3,873	8.01%	80
Jul 2004	48,662	45,156	3,506	7.20%	72
Aug 2004	48,427	45,323	3,104	6.41%	64
Sep 2004	48,265	45,239	3,026	6.27%	63
Oct 2004	49,055	46,227	2,828	5.76%	58
Nov 2004	48,679	45,915	2,764	5.68%	57
Dec 2004	48,166	45,435	2,731	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	47,577	44,491	3,086	6.49%	65
Feb 2005	47,494	44,918	2,576	5.42%	54
Mar 2005	47,840	45,405	2,435	5.09%	51
Apr 2005	48,479	46,205	2,274	4.69%	47
May 2005	48,467	46,005	2,462	5.08%	51
Jun 2005	49,231	45,937	3,294	6.69%	67
Jul 2005	49,407	46,461	2,946	5.96%	60
Aug 2005	49,267	46,524	2,743	5.57%	56
Sep 2005	56,144	45,377	10,767	19.18%	192
Oct 2005	56,277	46,780	9,497	16.88%	169
Nov 2005	56,179	46,611	9,568	17.03%	170
Dec 2005	49,844	46,231	3,613	7.25%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	48,976	45,993	2,983	6.09%	61
Feb 2006	48,744	46,401	2,343	4.81%	48
Mar 2006	49,477	47,278	2,199	4.44%	44
Apr 2006	49,730	47,766	1,964	3.95%	39
May 2006	49,892	47,756	2,136	4.28%	43
Jun 2006	51,126	48,359	2,767	5.41%	54
Jul 2006	51,220	48,956	2,264	4.42%	44
Aug 2006	51,145	48,861	2,284	4.47%	45
Sep 2006	50,842	48,619	2,223	4.37%	44
Oct 2006	51,183	49,101	2,082	4.07%	41
Nov 2006	51,152	49,036	2,116	4.14%	41
Dec 2006	50,891	48,808	2,083	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	50,545	48,199	2,346	4.64%	46
Feb 2007	50,476	48,633	1,843	3.65%	37
Mar 2007	51,015	49,120	1,895	3.71%	37
Apr 2007	50,741	48,935	1,806	3.56%	36
May 2007	51,115	49,063	2,052	4.01%	40
Jun 2007	52,009	49,370	2,639	5.07%	51
Jul 2007	52,078	49,644	2,434	4.67%	47
Aug 2007	52,011	49,749	2,262	4.35%	43
Sep 2007	51,979	49,838	2,141	4.12%	41
Oct 2007	52,064	50,229	1,835	3.52%	35
Nov 2007	52,507	50,572	1,935	3.69%	37
Dec 2007	52,405	50,151	2,254	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	52,006	49,365	2,641	5.08%	51
Feb 2008	51,875	49,938	1,937	3.73%	37
Mar 2008	52,660	50,249	2,411	4.58%	46
Apr 2008	52,675	50,725	1,950	3.70%	37
May 2008	52,669	50,600	2,069	3.93%	39
Jun 2008	53,851	50,946	2,905	5.39%	54
Jul 2008	53,700	50,954	2,746	5.11%	51
Aug 2008	54,510	51,503	3,007	5.52%	55
Sep 2008	54,686	51,307	3,379	6.18%	62
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hammond Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	6,790	15.58%
2.	Educational Services	2,620	6.01%
3.	Public Administration	2,478	5.68%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,262	5.19%
5.	Health Care	1,628	3.73%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,602	3.68%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	1,350	3.10%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	1,286	2.95%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,198	2.75%
10.	Truck Transportation	1,190	2.73%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,188	2.73%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,182	2.71%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,116	2.56%
14.	Mining	1,008	2.31%
15.	Finance and Insurance	1,002	2.30%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	980	2.25%
17.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	934	2.14%
18.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	808	1.85%
19.	Food Manufacturing	798	1.83%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	764	1.75%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	7,470	19.77%
2.	Educational Services	6,374	16.87%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,352	8.87%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,850	4.90%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,726	4.57%
6.	Public Administration	1,616	4.28%
7.	Social Assistance	1,332	3.52%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,284	3.40%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	1,274	3.37%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	822	2.18%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	750	1.98%
12.	Food Manufacturing	716	1.89%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	654	1.73%
14.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	598	1.58%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	530	1.40%
16.	Construction	486	1.29%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	454	1.20%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	352	0.93%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	302	0.80%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	296	0.78%

Hammond Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,584	5.93%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,240	5.14%
3.	Other Production Occupations	2,212	5.07%
4.	Other Management Occupations	1,918	4.40%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,738	3.99%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,494	3.43%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,482	3.40%
8.	Carpenters	1,402	3.22%
9.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,400	3.21%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,382	3.17%
11.	Other Construction Trades	1,368	3.14%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,352	3.10%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,310	3.01%
14.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,230	2.82%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	928	2.13%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	928	2.13%
17.	Construction Laborers	890	2.04%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	676	1.55%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	654	1.50%
20.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	610	1.40%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	2,520	6.67%
2.	Cashiers	2,348	6.21%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,226	5.89%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,062	5.46%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,496	3.96%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,488	3.94%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,444	3.82%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,296	3.43%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,228	3.25%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,202	3.18%
11.	Registered Nurses	1,150	3.04%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,136	3.01%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,124	2.97%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,096	2.90%
15.	Child Care Workers	920	2.43%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	822	2.18%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	808	2.14%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	760	2.01%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	706	1.87%
20.	Other Production Occupations	694	1.84%

Hammond Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	74,363	48.59%
15-35 hours	17,063	11.15%
1-14 hours	4,230	2.76%
No regular hours	57,400	37.50%

Hammond Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	6,883	8.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,427	5.65%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,498	5.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM	6,985	8.91%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,383	9.42%
7 AM-7:29 AM	11,941	15.24%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	11,221	14.32%
8 AM-8:29 AM	6,802	8.68%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,367	3.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,299	4.21%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,420	1.81%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	652	0.83%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,824	6.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,657	7.22%

Hammond Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,941	3.75%
5-9	8,629	11.01%
10-14	12,947	16.52%
15-19	12,473	15.92%
20-24	9,270	11.83%
25-29	2,746	3.50%
30-34	7,540	9.62%
35-39	1,392	1.78%
40-44	1,661	2.12%
45-59	7,063	9.01%
60-89	7,571	9.66%
At least 90	4,126	5.27%

Hammond Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	186	0.24%	48,820	62.30%
30-44	30	0.04%	10,563	13.48%
45-59	42	0.05%	7,021	8.96%
At least 60	130	0.17%	11,567	14.76%

Hammond Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	326	0.40%
Car / truck / van, carpool	11,238	13.94%
Car / truck / van, solo	63,322	78.56%
Motorcycle	43	0.05%
Other	938	1.16%
Public transportation	388	0.48%
Walked	2,104	2.61%
Worked at home	2,246	2.79%

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Hammond Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 73,032 (194,642 people)
: 51,790 (165,542 people)
: 17,087
: 115,759
Hammond Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	14,333	19.50%
$10,000-$14,999	6,573	8.94%
$15,000-$19,999	5,770	7.85%
$20,000-$24,999	5,387	7.33%
$25,000-$29,999	5,272	7.17%
$30,000-$34,999	4,823	6.56%
$35,000-$39,999	4,177	5.68%
$40,000-$44,999	3,699	5.03%
$45,000-$49,999	3,359	4.57%
$50,000-$59,999	5,478	7.45%
$60,000-$74,999	6,263	8.52%
$75,000-$99,999	4,512	6.14%
$100,000-$124,999	2,147	2.92%
$125,000-$149,999	678	0.92%
$150,000-$199,999	428	0.58%
$200,000 or more	614	0.84%

Hammond Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,757	23.95%
Family, 2 people	9,577	26.20%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,652	4.52%
Family, 3 people	6,567	17.96%
Nonfamily, 3 people	248	0.68%
Family, 4 people	5,559	15.21%
Nonfamily, 4 people	96	0.26%
Family, 5 people	2,613	7.15%
Nonfamily, 5 people	25	0.07%
Family, 6 people	891	2.44%
Nonfamily, 6 people	11	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	561	1.53%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.00%

Hammond Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	55,892	31.32%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	15,582	8.73%
Public Assistance	2,678	1.50%
Retirement	10,061	5.64%
Self Employment	8,067	4.52%
Social Security	17,744	9.94%
Supplemental Security	5,426	3.04%
Wage / Salary	53,519	29.99%
Other	9,504	5.33%

Hammond Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	19,754	52.07%
With children under 18	18,187	47.93%

Hammond Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,156	8.37%
Married	43,421	59.04%
Never Married	22,057	29.99%
Widowed	1,912	2.60%

Hammond Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	8,204	9.92%
Married	43,234	52.29%
Never Married	22,302	26.97%
Widowed	8,938	10.81%

Hammond Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hammond Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Hammond Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	12,452	8.51%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	28,700	19.61%
High school diploma or equivalent	48,612	33.21%
Some college, no degree	32,620	22.29%
Associate degree	3,151	2.15%
Bachelors degree	14,275	9.75%
Graduate or professional degree	6,553	4.48%

Hammond Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,267	2.25%	1,364	1.36%	3,631	3.61%
Kindergarten	2,326	2.31%	398	0.40%	2,724	2.71%
Grades 1-4	10,988	10.92%	2,188	2.18%	13,176	13.10%
Grades 5-8	11,335	11.27%	1,839	1.83%	13,174	13.10%
Grades 9-12	11,860	11.79%	1,239	1.23%	13,099	13.02%
Undergrad college	12,401	12.33%	1,030	1.02%	13,431	13.35%
Graduate or professional school	1,399	1.39%	150	0.15%	1,549	1.54%
Total	52,576	52.27%	8,208	8.16%	60,784	60.43%

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Hammond Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Hammond Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	194	169
2004	208	195

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Hammond Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hammond Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	151,799	77.36%
Below Poverty Level	44,416	22.64%

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Hammond Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 537

Hammond Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Hammond Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	14,989	14.90%
10-19 Years	16,954	16.85%
20-29 Years	15,256	15.17%
30-39 Years	13,672	13.59%
40-49 Years	14,671	14.59%
50-59 Years	10,679	10.62%
60-69 Years	6,925	6.88%
70-79 Years	4,882	4.85%
80-89 Years	2,152	2.14%
90+ Years	408	0.41%

Hammond Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	48,481	48.20%
Female	52,107	51.80%

Hammond Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	69,300	68.89%
African-American	28,388	28.22%
Hispanic/Latino	1,536	1.53%
Multiracial	688	0.68%
Asian	387	0.38%
Amerindian	222	0.22%
Other Race	62	0.06%
Pacific Islander	5	0.00%

Hammond Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	21,757	17.69%
2.	French Non-Basque	21,049	17.12%
3.	Italian	18,681	15.19%
4.	Irish	16,458	13.39%
5.	German	15,200	12.36%
6.	English	12,720	10.35%
7.	Scotch Irish	2,719	2.21%
8.	French Canadian	2,499	2.03%
9.	Scottish	1,836	1.49%
10.	Dutch	1,372	1.12%

Hammond Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	180,860	96.30%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,942	1.57%
3.	French	2,194	1.17%
4.	Italian	625	0.33%
5.	German	228	0.12%
6.	Vietnamese	188	0.10%
7.	Other Indic	104	0.06%
8.	Arabic	104	0.06%
9.	Japanese	84	0.04%
10.	Tagalog	82	0.04%

Hammond Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	200,731	99.15%
Naturalized immigrant	728	0.36%
Not a citizen	984	0.49%

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Hammond Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Tangipahoa County

Hammond Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Akers	Independence	Robert
Amite	Kentwood	Roseland
Fluker	Loranger	Tangipahoa
Hammond	Natalbany	Tickfaw
Husser	Ponchatoula

Hammond (17,639)	Independence (1,724)	Fluker
Ponchatoula (5,180)	Roseland (1,162)	Akers
Amite (4,110)	Tangipahoa (747)	Loranger
Kentwood (2,205)	Tickfaw (617)	Husser
Natalbany (1,739)	Robert