Hammond, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Back to: Hammond, Indiana main profile, Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana small towns, Indiana forum, All US cities. Total population: 77,175 (All urban) Houses: 34,139 (32,026 occupied: 20,236 owner occupied, 11,790 renter occupied) % of renters here:   37% State:   29% Housing density: 1492 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Hammond, Indiana on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Puppies and Kittens are illegal to whelp in Hammond.  (1 reply) hammond zip codes  (2 replies) Executive Clerical Job in Hammond  (0 replies) Hammond can't be bad everywhere can it  (5 replies) Any info on Hammond  (5 replies) Does anyone else not like living in Indiana?  (267 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $29,259. Median contract rent in 2007: $589 (lower quartile is $428, upper quartile is $720) Median contract rent in 2005: $498 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $643) Housing units in Hammond with a mortgage: 12,035 (1,464 second mortgage, 963 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,467 Median year house/condo built: 1950 Median year apartment built: 1958 Household type by relationship Households: 82,656 In family households: 69,768 (14,433 male householders, 6,509 female householders) 14,210 spouses, 27,563 children (25,498 natural, 430 adopted, 1,635 stepchildren), 2,238 grandchildren, 892 brothers or sisters, 633 parents, 1,269 other relatives, 2,021 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 12,888 (5,494 male householders (4,458 living alone)), 5,532 female householders (5,053 living alone)), 1,862 nonrelatives In group quarters: 392 (119 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 7,838 2-persons, 4,998 3-persons, 4,128 4-persons, 2,267 5-persons, 1,076 6-persons, 635 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 9,511 1-person, 1,314 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 20 5-persons. 12,573 married couples with children. 7,216 single-parent households (1,352 men, 5,864 women). 81.2% of residents of Hammond speak English at home. 15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 6,034 (7.3%) (48.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Hammond, IN: Less than $10,000: 34 $10,000 to $14,999: 47 $15,000 to $19,999: 31 $20,000 to $24,999: 47 $25,000 to $29,999: 94 $30,000 to $34,999: 174 $35,000 to $39,999: 386 $40,000 to $49,999: 1071 $50,000 to $59,999: 1867 $60,000 to $69,999: 2791 $70,000 to $79,999: 3233 $80,000 to $89,999: 3476 $90,000 to $99,999: 2193 $100,000 to $124,999: 1730 $125,000 to $149,999: 788 $150,000 to $174,999: 265 $175,000 to $199,999: 88 $200,000 to $249,999: 66 $250,000 to $299,999: 49 $300,000 to $399,999: 31 $400,000 to $499,999: 8 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 27 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hammond: Less than $100: 283 people $100 to $149: 42 $150 to $199: 490 $200 to $249: 276 $250 to $299: 617 $300 to $349: 376 $350 to $399: 347 $400 to $449: 644 $450 to $499: 858 $500 to $549: 885 $550 to $599: 984 $600 to $649: 1,111 $650 to $699: 1,048 $700 to $749: 1,066 $750 to $799: 227 $800 to $899: 943 $900 to $999: 620 $1,000 to $1,249: 372 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 382

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.3%
Number of people working at home: 519 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 692 5 to 9 minutes: 3044 10 to 14 minutes: 5293 15 to 19 minutes: 6055 20 to 24 minutes: 5002 25 to 29 minutes: 1756 30 to 34 minutes: 4053 35 to 39 minutes: 837 40 to 44 minutes: 1212 45 to 59 minutes: 2420 60 to 89 minutes: 2086 90 or more minutes: 926

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 26,338 (78%) Carpooled: 4,302 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 296 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Subway or elevated: 137 (0%) Railroad: 1,044 (3%) Taxi: 91 (0%) Motorcycle: 29 (0%) Bicycle: 98 (0%) Walked: 878 (3%) Other means: 157 (0%) Worked at home: 519 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3689 $10,000 to $14,999: 2645 $15,000 to $19,999: 2329 $20,000 to $24,999: 2328 $25,000 to $29,999: 2606 $30,000 to $34,999: 2129 $35,000 to $39,999: 2054 $40,000 to $44,999: 2312 $45,000 to $49,999: 1688 $50,000 to $59,999: 3287 $60,000 to $74,999: 3166 $75,000 to $99,999: 2322 $100,000 to $124,999: 796 $125,000 to $149,999: 313 $150,000 to $199,999: 166 $200,000 or more: 138

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 26583
• Polish: 8087
• German: 7387
• Irish: 5537
• United States or American: 3254
• Slovak: 2530
• English: 2466
• Italian: 2273
• Hungarian: 1049
• Dutch: 993
• French (except Basque): 943
• Croatian: 693
• Scotch-Irish: 613
• Swedish: 582
• Serbian: 460
• Greek: 438
• Scottish: 436
• Arab:: 356
• Russian: 310
• Romanian: 262
• Lithuanian: 200
• Czechoslovakian: 175
• Subsaharan African:: 174
• Yugoslavian: 163
• Arab/Arabic: 152
• Ukrainian: 150
• Norwegian: 138
• African: 137
• Welsh: 137
• Czech: 134
• British: 130
• French Canadian: 127
• Finnish: 122
• Slovene: 108
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 88
• Slavic: 82
• Austrian: 76
• European: 76
• Jamaican: 68
• Jordanian: 63
• Canadian: 58
• Armenian: 55
• Danish: 53
• Scandinavian: 50
• Egyptian: 42
• Palestinian: 39
• Swiss: 38
• Nigerian: 37
• Cypriot: 35
• Belgian: 30
• Brazilian: 28
• Lebanese: 28
• Iraqi: 16
• Bulgarian: 15
• Bermudan: 13
• Macedonian: 12
• Guyanese: 11
• Luxemburger: 10
• Latvian: 9
• Other Arab: 8
• Syrian: 8
• Northern European: 7
• British West Indian: 7
• Turkish: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 6
• Carpatho Rusyn: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 47513
• Northeast: 1140
• Midwest: 19003
• South: 7309
• West: 1154

61% of Hammond residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 494
• Nursery to 4th grade: 207
• 5th and 6th grade: 582
• 7th and 8th grade: 890
• 9th grade: 766
• 10th grade: 1,103
• 11th grade: 836
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,128
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,828
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,916
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,437
• Associate degree: 961
• Bachelor's degree: 2,092
• Master's degree: 479
• Professional school degree: 166
• Doctorate degree: 71

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 338
• Nursery to 4th grade: 198
• 5th and 6th grade: 530
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,083
• 9th grade: 964
• 10th grade: 1,471
• 11th grade: 1,123
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,035
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,674
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,118
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,291
• Associate degree: 1,398
• Bachelor's degree: 2,166
• Master's degree: 729
• Professional school degree: 163
• Doctorate degree: 35

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 19.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $38,774
• Black householders: $27,397
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,091
• Asian householders: $69,218
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $41,729
• Some other race householders: $32,900
• Two or more races householders: $31,100
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,979

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,539
• Black or African American householders: $82,626
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,610
• Asian householders: $105,081
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $40,998
• Some other race householders: $93,727
• Two or more races householders: $99,783
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,115

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,090
• One, attached: 864
• Two: 2,594
• 3 or 4: 1,817
• 5 to 9: 1,732
• 10 to 19: 1,466
• 20 to 49: 1,290
• 50 or more: 935
• Mobile homes: 351

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,371

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Indiana:	11.8%

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Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	18.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

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