Median household income (1999): $31,155
Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,452
| This zip code | $29,452 | | Indiana: | $43,993 |
Nearest zip codes: 46320, 60409, 46394, 46312, 60633, 46324.
Housing units in zip code 46327 with a mortgage: 1,485 (216 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 996
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $729
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $236
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 17.6% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 12
- 1995 to 1998: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 14
- 1980 to 1989: 65
- 1970 to 1979: 398
- 1960 to 1969: 604
- 1950 to 1959: 1,059
- 1940 to 1949: 1,093
- 1939 or earlier: 1,483
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hammond, IN (46327): |
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- no bedroom: 25
- 1 bedrooms: 118
- 2 bedrooms: 1,176
- 3 bedrooms: 1,248
- 4 bedrooms: 322
- 5 or more bedrooms: 122
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 81
- 1 bedrooms: 522
- 2 bedrooms: 479
- 3 bedrooms: 246
- 4 bedrooms: 45
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 46327 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 295
- 1 vehicle: 1,123
- 2 vehicles: 1,216
- 3 vehicles: 263
- 4 vehicles: 87
- 5 or more vehicles: 27
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 405
- 1 vehicle: 641
- 2 vehicles: 300
- 3 vehicles: 39
- 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 46327:
- Less than $10,000: 7
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 33
- $25,000 to $29,999: 16
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 103
- $40,000 to $49,999: 265
- $50,000 to $59,999: 379
- $60,000 to $69,999: 476
- $70,000 to $79,999: 450
- $80,000 to $89,999: 443
- $90,000 to $99,999: 143
- $100,000 to $124,999: 99
- $125,000 to $149,999: 9
- $150,000 to $174,999: 20
- $300,000 to $399,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 46327:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 13
- $150 to $199: 28
- $250 to $299: 105
- $300 to $349: 210
- $350 to $399: 140
- $400 to $449: 371
- $450 to $499: 100
- $500 to $549: 158
- $550 to $599: 38
- $600 to $649: 77
- $650 to $699: 18
- $700 to $749: 7
- $800 to $899: 7
- $1,000 to $1,249: 11
- No cash rent: 94
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,130
- Black or African American householders: $100,047
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $43,423
- Asian householders: $93,331
- Some other race householders: $77,120
- Two or more races householders: $83,373
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,541
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,290
- One, attached: 80
- Two: 647
- 3 or 4: 303
- 5 to 9: 90
- 10 to 19: 39
- 20 to 49: 25
- Mobile homes: 260

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,329 (75%)
- Carpooled: 554 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 72 (2%)
- Subway or elevated: 21 (0%)
- Railroad: 173 (4%)
- Taxi: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 39 (1%)
- Walked: 183 (4%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 62 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 89
- 5 to 9 minutes: 413
- 10 to 14 minutes: 628
- 15 to 19 minutes: 878
- 20 to 24 minutes: 563
- 25 to 29 minutes: 263
- 30 to 34 minutes: 455
- 35 to 39 minutes: 117
- 40 to 44 minutes: 201
- 45 to 59 minutes: 398
- 60 to 89 minutes: 293
- 90 or more minutes: 99
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,977
- In family households: 10,259 (2,061 male householders, 878 female householders)
2,004 spouses, 4,130 children (3,882 natural, 41 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 342 grandchildren, 206 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 220 other relatives, 322 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,718 (791 male householders (626 living alone)), 660 female householders (628 living alone)), 267 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 98 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,005 2-persons, 685 3-persons, 577 4-persons, 345 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,254 1-person, 167 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
1,928 married couples with children.
1,050 single-parent households (212 men, 838 women).
64.7% of residents of 46327 zip code speak English at home.
29.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 29% well, 11% not well, 5% not at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 18% well, 13% not well, 1% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (26% very well, 74% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,786 (14.8%)
(48.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 14.8% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (76%)
- Poland (11%)
- Germany (4%)
- Greece (2%)
- Egypt (2%)
- Panama (1%)
- United Kingdom (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 273
- 1990 to 1994: 227
- 1985 to 1989: 317
- 1980 to 1984: 191
- 1975 to 1979: 215
- 1970 to 1974: 106
- 1970 to 1974: 109
- 1965 to 1969: 348
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 4313
- Polish: 1731
- Irish: 735
- German: 732
- United States or American: 464
- English: 308
- Italian: 182
- Slovak: 168
- Hungarian: 155
- French (except Basque): 122
- Dutch: 119
- Greek: 86
- Scotch-Irish: 54
- Arab:: 49
- Swedish: 45
- Egyptian: 34
- Croatian: 30
- Yugoslavian: 30
- Finnish: 28
- Romanian: 28
- Czechoslovakian: 28
- Lithuanian: 26
- Russian: 25
- Scottish: 22
- Slavic: 19
- Bulgarian: 15
- Swiss: 10
- Slovene: 10
- Ukrainian: 9
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
- Austrian: 8
- Jamaican: 8
- Other Arab: 8
- Arab/Arabic: 7
- Belgian: 7
- Scandinavian: 7
- French Canadian: 7
- Norwegian: 7
- Serbian: 6
- Subsaharan African:: 4
- African: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MOBIL OIL HAMMOND TERMINAL (1527 141ST STREET in HAMMOND, IN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-5851, EPCRA, LUST-199111537, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, SPILL-198911077, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-17863, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Business NAICS classification: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (BOTTLED GAS) DEALERS.
Organizations: MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, LARRY KRAYNIK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EXXON MOBIL HAMMOND TERMINAL (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EXXON MOBIL OIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION, EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP, HAMMOND, EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP. HAMMOND TERMINAL, EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP. HAMMOND TERMINAL, EXXONMOBIL OIL, HAMMOND TERMIN, HAMMOND TERMINAL (139206), MOBIL OIL CORP, MOBIL OIL CORP BULK PLT AND TERM, MOBIL OIL CORP BULK PLT AND TERM, MOBIL OIL-LOAD RACKS, MOBIL OIL-TANK FARM
- AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES (4831 HOHMAN in HAMMOND, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1986-0283, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2001-0454, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - SPILL-199003015, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-1269, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, ACES-OP-08900204, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-2152, EPCRA
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: STEEL SPRINGS, EXCEPT WIRE
Business NAICS classification: SPRING (HEAVY GAUGE) MANUFACTURING.; SPRING (HEAVY GAUGE) MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ASF-KEYSTONE INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ASF - KEYSTONE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN STEEL CO, ASF - KEYSTONE INC, ASF - KEYSTONE INC.
- MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC (4206 COLUMBIA AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900231, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-4091, EPCRA
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-EF-2004-2010, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Business NAICS classification: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (BOTTLED GAS) DEALERS.
Organizations: WILLIAM J DAY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MARATHON PTEROLEUM CO LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLUMBIA AVENUE SPILL, MARATHON ASHLAND, HAMMOND TERM, MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM HAMMOND, MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC HAMMOND, IN LIGHT PROD. TERM.
- CALUMET CONTAINER (3631 STATE LINE AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1979-0074, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1983-0031,
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SEE NOTES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: STEEL CONTAINER CORP
- C & F STANDARD SVC (4450 CALUMET AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-7339, EPCRA, LUST-199210520, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-11490, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GALLO CONRAD JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
, AMOCO OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMOCO 6243
- DALY INDUSTRIAL COATING INC (124 137ND ST in HAMMOND, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-9919, EPCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NSC CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NATIONAL SURFACE CLEANING INC
- H A INDUSTRIES DIV OF AM CASTLES & CO (4527 COLUMBIA AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900248, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: METAL HEAT TREATING; METAL SHIPPING BARRELS, DRUMS, KEGS, AND PAILS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: METAL HEAT TREATING.
Alternative names: AMERICONTAINER, HA IND DIV OF AM CASTLES & CO
- PORTERS APPAREL & RENTAL (4524 HOHMAN AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-7785, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PORTER CLEANERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PORTERS CLEANERS
- NIPSCO HAMMOND TRANSFORMER (4621 ELM ST in HAMMOND, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-4905, EPCRA, UST-6069, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: NIPSCO HAMMOND TRANSFORMER SHOP
- MARTIN OIL 8305 (4705 CALUMET AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-4423, EPCRA, LUST-198903089, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LUST-199405537, SPILL-198903089, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-5685, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EMRO MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EMRO MARKETING 8305
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN ELEM SCH (4221 TOWLE AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4463
Organizations: SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- A L SPOHN MIDDLE SCH (4925 SOHL AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4435
Organizations: SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PRIME GROUP (4527 COLUMBIA AVE in HAMMOND, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-192, EPCRA
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
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 (92%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6213
- Northeast: 62
- Midwest: 2577
- South: 967
- West: 174
64% of the 46327 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 10% lived in Indiana.
Population in 1990: 12,384. Population change in the 1990s: -309 (-2.5%).
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): 239
| Here: | 14.6% | | Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
| Here: | 7.4% | | Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 120
| Here: | 22.6% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LOCKER LAND PARTS PLUS, INC (19 143RD ST in HAMMOND, IN; small business)
$34,404 with Air Force for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-10-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Industrial Launderers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 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 (Noninst.)
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98 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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