Overview
19,374
Total Population
27.4
Median age
52.39%
Female population %
90.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
44.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,207
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hammond's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hammond is 27.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hammond's population under 18 was 22.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hammond's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hammond, 18.42% were under the age of 15, 35.60% aged 15 to 29, 33.56% aged 30 to 64, 11.73% aged 65 to 84, and 0.69% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 928 more females than males in Hammond:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.39% females and 47.61% males in Hammond, LA.
- The Hammond, LA gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,300.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,542.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hammond's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hammond population: 51.78% are White, 44.59% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.65% are Asian, 0.52% are some other race and 1.13% are multiracial.
- Hammond's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 1,207 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,167 (93.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hammond is White with a population of 10,032 (51.78% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hammond's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 21,588 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Hammond's population increased by 2,026 (11.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hammond's population increased by 97 (0.49%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hammond's population was lowest in year 2001 at 17,544.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)