Indiana · Census place 31000
Hammond city, IN
Quick answer
Hammond city has 77,098 residents, ranking #8 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $53,950, the median home is worth $141,700 and median gross rent runs $1,089 a month.
- Population
- 77,098Hammond city residents
- Median household income
- $53,950Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $141,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,089Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hammond city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hammond city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 62.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- Fishers city 100,918
- Carmel city 100,501
- Bloomington city 78,791
- Noblesville city 71,940
- Lafayette city 70,650
- Gary city 68,604
- Muncie city 64,739
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