Hammond.
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Indiana·Lake County
19 tracts·77K people·$160K median·3,377/mi²
Hispanic 40 · White 33 · Black 23 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 35 · Other 34 · Living alone 31
Retail 24 · Manufacturing 22 · Health 21 · Leisure 14 · Professional 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Production · transport 25 · Sales · office 21 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hammond is $159,900 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Hammond has 76,768 residents across 19 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.0; the population is 40.2% Hispanic or Latino, 32.5% White, 22.5% Black, 2.7% Multiracial, 1.5% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.1% (Census ACS).
Warren G Harding Elementary School (25%), Thomas A Edison Elementary School (20%) and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (18%) lead the elementary schools; Charles N Scott Middle School (11%) and Henry W Eggers Middle School (10%) lead the middle schools; Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is the high school with reported scores (29%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,134/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hammond is $55,504 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hammond, median rent is $1,134/month and the median home value is $159,900 (Census ACS).
Hammond reported 6.6 violent crimes and 33.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hammond are cold wave (94), tornado (87) and inland flooding (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hammond, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).