Overview
1,519
Total Population
37.6
Median age
48.39%
Female population %
106.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
59.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
18
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hammond town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hammond town is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hammond town's population under 18 was 25.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hammond town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hammond town, 21.79% were under the age of 15, 23.44% aged 15 to 29, 39.37% aged 30 to 64, 14.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.25% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 49 less females than males in Hammond town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.39% females and 51.61% males in Hammond Town, New York.
- The Hammond Town, New York gender ratio is 106.7:100 i.e. 106.7 men to 100 women (1.067).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 116.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 104.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hammond town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hammond town population: 97.56% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.91% are multiracial.
- Hammond town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,501 (98.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hammond town is White with a population of 1,482 (97.56% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hammond town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,266 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Hammond town's population decreased by 33 (2.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hammond town's population increased by 70 (5.88%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,154.
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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)