2022 population: 137,048 ( 15,951 from 2010 , 3,899 from 2020)
Land area: 791.2 square miles
Population density: 173.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	84,954	61.99%	9.2%
Black:	41,607	30.36%	14.0%
Indian:	506	0.37%	42.5%
Asian:	1,000	0.73%	33.5%
2+ races:	1,973	1.44%	48.0%
Hispanic:	7,008	5.11%	64.5%

Total non-White:	52,094	38.01%	20.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,312	16.2
Deaths:	3,386	12.7
Net Migration:	2,875	10.8
Net Immigration:	77	0.3

Change in White population:	7,147	5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,804	7.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
121,097
77,807	64.25%
36,485	30.13%
355	0.29%
749	0.62%
1,333	1.10%
4,260	3.52%
43,290	35.75%

2000
100,588
69,300	68.89%
28,388	28.22%
222	0.22%
392	0.39%
688	0.68%
1,536	1.53%
31,288	31.11%

1990
85,709
59,865	69.85%
24,468	28.55%
183	0.21%
264	0.31%
n/a
929	1.08%
25,844	30.15%

1980
80,698
55,392	68.64%
23,927	29.65%
134	0.17%
101	0.13%
n/a
1,069	1.32%
25,306	31.36%

1970
65,875
44,467	67.50%
20,674	31.38%
34	0.05%
28	0.04%
n/a
589	0.89%
21,408	32.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
15,811	15.7
9,603	9.5
12,052	12.0
385	0.4

8,507	8.5
12,002	11.9

Number	Rate
1990's
16,190	18.9
9,407	11.0
6,802	7.9
218	0.3

9,435	11.0
5,444	6.4

Number	Rate
1980's
16,939	21.0
7,853	9.7
-3,454	-4.3
n/a

4,473	5.5
538	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
6,347	9.6
n/a

10,925	16.6
3,898	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.7
32,510	23.7%
104,538	76.3%
19,924	14.5%

48,658
2.67

32,042	65.9%
21,456	67.0%
4,256	13.3%
16,616	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
33.6
30,420	25.1%
90,677	74.9%
13,803	11.4%

45,135
2.60

30,668	67.9%
20,233	66.0%
4,277	13.9%
14,467	32.1%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
27,887	27.7%
72,701	72.3%
10,672	10.6%

36,516
2.67

25,895	70.9%
18,793	72.6%
3,440	13.3%
10,621	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
25,836	30.1%
59,873	69.9%
9,553	11.1%

29,762
2.78

22,166	74.5%
16,482	74.4%
2,944	13.3%
7,596	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
26.1
26,104	32.3%
54,594	67.7%
8,291	10.3%

25,912
3.00

20,048	77.4%
15,735	78.5%
2,081	10.4%
5,864	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,001	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,602	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,648	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,702	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,429	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,004	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,178	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,123	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,907	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,497	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,848	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,721	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,739	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,682	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,543	7.3%
$200,000 or more	2,034	4.2%

Median Household Income	55,274
Per Capita Income	29,192

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,663	7.5%
Public Assistance	454	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,504	19.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	51,504	63.1%
Unemployed	3,229	4.0%
In Armed Forces	140	0.2%

Total Labor Force	54,873	67.3%
Not in Labor Force	26,696	32.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,211	17,175	56.4%
Non-Profit	1,241	2,204	36.0%
Self-Employed	3,326	1,307	71.8%

Local Government	1,591	1,653	49.0%
State Government	998	4,066	19.7%
Federal Government	657	930	41.4%

Total Private + Self	25,537	18,482	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,487	8,853	33.6%
Total	30,024	27,335	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,277	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,481	18.2%
Professional, Technical	12,134	21.1%
Service Occupations	12,176	21.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	123	0.2%
All others	15,364	26.8%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,830	15.4%
Retail trade	6,688	11.6%
Educational services	6,431	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	6,110	10.6%
Manufacturing	4,247	7.4%
Construction	4,191	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	4,102	7.1%
Other services	3,371	5.9%
Public administration	2,879	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,000	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,887	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,484	2.6%
Finance and insurance	1,481	2.6%
Information	837	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	825	1.4%
Utilities	640	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	544	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	481	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	367	0.6%
Management	37	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,753	2.06%
Puerto Rican	467	0.35%
Cuban	311	0.23%
Dominican	175	0.13%

Total Central American	1,667	1.24%
Costa Rican	7	0.01%
Guatemalan	340	0.25%
Honduran	1,172	0.87%
Nicaraguan	12	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	136	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	203	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	21	0.02%
Colombian	120	0.09%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	62	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	756	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	330	0.25%
Vietnamese	279	0.21%
Indian	144	0.11%
Filipino	91	0.07%
Japanese	40	0.03%
Korean	36	0.03%
Taiwanese	27	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	119,526	95.8%
Spanish	3,173	2.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	622	0.5%
Chinese	308	0.2%
Arabic	222	0.2%
Other Asian	211	0.2%
Vietnamese	202	0.2%
Other Indo-European	192	0.2%
German, other Germanic	184	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	14,325	10.7%
Italian	13,768	10.3%
German	12,412	9.3%
Irish	11,933	8.9%
English	11,234	8.4%
American	5,886	4.4%
Scottish	1,365	1.0%
French Canadian	1,095	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,048	0.8%
European	824	0.6%
British	569	0.4%
Czech	526	0.4%
Dutch	513	0.4%
Cajun	496	0.4%
Polish	413	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	132,401	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,552	1.2%

Native	131,330	98.0%
Foreign-born	2,623	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,501	6.3%	9,162	10.5%	31,451	35.9%	22,608	25.8%	12,831	14.7%	5,982	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,501	6.3%
9-12 Years	9,162	10.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,451	35.9%
Some College	22,608	25.8%
Bach. Degree	12,831	14.7%
Grad Degree	5,982	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	70,534	63,954	6,580	9.3%
1991	72,286	64,990	7,296	10.1%
1992	75,978	69,208	6,770	8.9%
1993	77,530	70,296	7,234	9.3%
1994	82,768	74,334	8,434	10.2%
1995	83,342	76,166	7,176	8.6%
1996	84,478	77,292	7,186	8.5%
1997	83,706	77,416	6,290	7.5%
1998	84,994	78,602	6,392	7.5%
1999	87,018	81,580	5,438	6.2%

2000	89,998	84,342	5,656	6.3%
2001	91,630	85,474	6,156	6.7%
2002	91,218	84,972	6,246	6.8%
2003	93,752	87,152	6,600	7.0%
2004	95,398	89,082	6,316	6.6%
2005	101,712	91,828	9,884	9.7%
2006	102,274	97,460	4,814	4.7%
2007	104,538	99,898	4,640	4.4%
2008	105,562	99,910	5,652	5.4%
2009	105,568	97,528	8,040	7.6%

2010	107,130	97,298	9,832	9.2%
2011	106,844	97,094	9,750	9.1%
2012	106,444	97,788	8,656	8.1%
2013	105,816	97,672	8,144	7.7%
2014	107,016	99,024	7,992	7.5%
2015	107,994	100,248	7,746	7.2%
2016	108,458	101,134	7,324	6.8%
2017	109,794	103,532	6,262	5.7%
2018	109,514	103,554	5,960	5.4%
2019	110,512	104,636	5,876	5.3%

2020	112,778	102,024	10,754	9.5%
2021	112,900	105,566	7,334	6.5%
2022	113,518	108,612	4,906	4.3%
2023	114,716	109,796	4,920	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	57,354
Median Value	$193,300

Occupied	48,658	84.8%
Vacant	8,696	15.2%

Owned	35,378	72.7%
Rented	13,280	27.3%
Median Rent	$930

Single-Family Units	38,825	67.7%
Detached	38,113	66.5%
Attached	712	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,905	5.1%
Mobile Homes	11,261	19.6%

Hammond, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Hammond, LA Metro Area