Median household income (1999): $40,229
Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,030
| This zip code | $38,030 | | Indiana: | $43,993 |
Nearest zip codes: 46322, 46406, 46324, 46312, 46320, 46321.
Housing units in zip code 46323 with a mortgage: 4,126 (544 second mortgage, 331 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,724
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $777
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $260
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 21
- 1995 to 1998: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 153
- 1980 to 1989: 302
- 1970 to 1979: 1,054
- 1960 to 1969: 1,938
- 1950 to 1959: 3,351
- 1940 to 1949: 1,828
- 1939 or earlier: 1,129
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hammond, IN (46323):
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- no bedroom: 43
- 1 bedrooms: 104
- 2 bedrooms: 1,487
- 3 bedrooms: 3,489
- 4 bedrooms: 867
- 5 or more bedrooms: 90
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 173
- 1 bedrooms: 1,133
- 2 bedrooms: 1,317
- 3 bedrooms: 456
- 4 bedrooms: 107
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 46323 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 339
- 1 vehicle: 2,085
- 2 vehicles: 2,403
- 3 vehicles: 982
- 4 vehicles: 254
- 5 or more vehicles: 17
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 433
- 1 vehicle: 1,882
- 2 vehicles: 752
- 3 vehicles: 138
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 46323:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 22
- $30,000 to $34,999: 10
- $35,000 to $39,999: 33
- $40,000 to $49,999: 175
- $50,000 to $59,999: 419
- $60,000 to $69,999: 875
- $70,000 to $79,999: 1293
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1215
- $90,000 to $99,999: 866
- $100,000 to $124,999: 541
- $125,000 to $149,999: 237
- $150,000 to $174,999: 60
- $175,000 to $199,999: 37
- $200,000 to $249,999: 20
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
- $750,000 to $999,999: 18
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 46323:
- Less than $100: 28
- $100 to $149: 32
- $150 to $199: 20
- $200 to $249: 30
- $250 to $299: 58
- $300 to $349: 182
- $350 to $399: 318
- $400 to $449: 423
- $450 to $499: 381
- $500 to $549: 297
- $550 to $599: 572
- $600 to $649: 360
- $650 to $699: 286
- $700 to $749: 47
- $750 to $799: 49
- $800 to $899: 6
- $900 to $999: 24
- No cash rent: 92
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,636
- Black or African American householders: $102,595
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $93,794
- Asian householders: $98,426
- Some other race householders: $105,606
- Two or more races householders: $85,110
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $99,816
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,777
- One, attached: 212
- Two: 183
- 3 or 4: 213
- 5 to 9: 402
- 10 to 19: 820
- 20 to 49: 1,029
- 50 or more: 134
- Mobile homes: 32

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,580 (81%)
- Carpooled: 1,396 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 60 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 46 (0%)
- Railroad: 197 (2%)
- Taxi: 12 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 152 (1%)
- Other means: 35 (0%)
- Worked at home: 126 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 112
- 5 to 9 minutes: 823
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1588
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2349
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1542
- 25 to 29 minutes: 640
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1257
- 35 to 39 minutes: 185
- 40 to 44 minutes: 319
- 45 to 59 minutes: 693
- 60 to 89 minutes: 660
- 90 or more minutes: 337
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,520
- In family households: 19,896 (4,461 male householders, 1,709 female householders)
4,510 spouses, 7,679 children (7,005 natural, 101 adopted, 573 stepchildren), 407 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 207 parents, 279 other relatives, 504 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,624 (1,700 male householders (1,378 living alone)), 1,403 female householders (1,273 living alone)), 521 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,351 2-persons, 1,576 3-persons, 1,229 4-persons, 613 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,651 1-person, 417 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
3,797 married couples with children.
1,553 single-parent households (361 men, 1,192 women).
86.3% of residents of 46323 zip code speak English at home.
10.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 22% well, 11% not well, 3% not at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 16% well, 7% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% very well, 63% well, 14% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (45% very well, 30% well, 25% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,011 (4.3%)
(63.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (47%)
- Germany (6%)
- Yugoslavia (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Nigeria (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 103
- 1990 to 1994: 43
- 1985 to 1989: 133
- 1980 to 1984: 49
- 1975 to 1979: 124
- 1970 to 1974: 115
- 1970 to 1974: 93
- 1965 to 1969: 351
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 6386
- Polish: 2427
- German: 2395
- Irish: 1618
- English: 1022
- United States or American: 697
- Italian: 656
- Slovak: 494
- French (except Basque): 422
- Hungarian: 367
- Dutch: 364
- Scottish: 253
- Scotch-Irish: 244
- Swedish: 233
- Croatian: 223
- Romanian: 158
- Arab:: 95
- Serbian: 87
- Greek: 86
- Lithuanian: 79
- Welsh: 79
- Russian: 79
- European: 65
- Subsaharan African:: 65
- Ukrainian: 61
- Norwegian: 60
- Yugoslavian: 54
- French Canadian: 50
- Armenian: 40
- Czechoslovakian: 40
- Palestinian: 39
- Czech: 39
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 38
- Nigerian: 37
- Arab/Arabic: 36
- Canadian: 34
- Jamaican: 31
- African: 28
- Slavic: 27
- British: 18
- Scandinavian: 13
- Finnish: 12
- Lebanese: 12
- Macedonian: 12
- Guyanese: 11
- Luxemburger: 10
- Latvian: 9
- Brazilian: 9
- Belgian: 9
- Austrian: 8
- Egyptian: 8
- British West Indian: 7
- Danish: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (91%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14808
- Northeast: 281
- Midwest: 4830
- South: 2032
- West: 344
61% of the 46323 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Indiana.
Population in 1990: 23,456. Population change in the 1990s: +168 (+0.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 195
| Here: | 8.1% | | Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 160
| Here: | 11.6% | | Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 167
| Here: | 15.9% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 4)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Manufacturing (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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8 people in other group homes
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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