Demographics of Hammond city, Indiana

Hammond city, Indiana had 75,712 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,048 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hammond city, in four figures

75,712
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 76,768 ±42.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −2,048 people.; 36.0 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,504 ±$2,507
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hammond city, Indiana's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hammond city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hammond city, Indiana's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hammond city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	77,760	100.0	100.0
2021	77,203	99.3	100.2
2022	76,627	98.5	100.7
2023	76,165	97.9	101.6
2024	76,017	97.8	102.5
2025	75,712	97.4	103.1

Population of Hammond city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	77,760	—
2021	77,203	−557
2022	76,627	−576
2023	76,165	−462
2024	76,017	−148
2025	75,712	−305

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.0 ±0.9: for men 34.5 ±1.5 and for women 37.3 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hammond city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	4,446 ±542	5.8% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,566 ±950	17.7% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,047 ±718	10.5% ±0.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,316 ±1,200	27.8% ±1.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,510 ±1,101	24.1% ±1.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,883 ±757	14.2% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,504 ±$2,507, and income per person $28,736 ±$1,389, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hammond city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	6,315 ±779	21.2% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,809 ±711	22.9% ±2.3	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,993 ±589	20.1% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,226 ±531	14.2% ±1.7	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,989 ±496	13.4% ±1.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,545 ±294	5.2% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	920 ±229	3.1% ±0.8	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hammond city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	14,535 ±1,640	19.1% ±2.2	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,662 ±687	26.2% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,139 ±907	17.0% ±2.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,734 ±549	16.9% ±3.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hammond city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hammond city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	32,877 ±880	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±0.8	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±1.3	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.4% ±2.7	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.6% ±1.9	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,900 ±$3,839	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,134 ±$33	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hammond city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	30,890 ±1,629	40.2% ±2.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,962 ±1,396	32.5% ±1.8	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,292 ±1,235	22.5% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,154 ±367	1.5% ±0.5	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	27 to 179	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	80 to 484	0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,071 ±463	2.7% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hammond city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	35,888 ±1,318	46.7% ±1.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	30,396 ±1,505	39.6% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,674 ±482	2.2% ±0.6	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,810 ±1,058	11.5% ±1.4	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,693 ±642	4.8% ±0.8	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,117 ±774	6.7% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hammond city among the places of Indiana

8th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Hammond city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Evansville city	116,116 ±34
South Bend city	103,085 ±716
Fishers city	102,337 ±50
Carmel city	101,651 ±211
Bloomington city	80,049 ±491
Hammond city	76,768 ±42
Noblesville city	73,362 ±906
Lafayette city	71,159 ±236
Gary city	68,113 ±121
Greenwood city	66,029 ±329
Muncie city	64,751 ±436

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hammond city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 10 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 10 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 20 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 46 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 54 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026