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Median household income is $45,652 and per capita income is $27,287 in Hammond. Median income is well below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $69,327 per year. Hammond's per capita income is below the state of Louisiana and well below the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 11.4% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 30.9% and is well above Louisiana and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is average at 6.1%. White-collar professions account for 52.8% of employment. Service occupations comprise 25.4% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 21.8% of the base.
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Demographic Analysis for Hammond, Louisiana
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| INCOME | | | | |
| Per capita income | $27,287 | $30,974 | $34,036 | $43,829 |
| Median household income | $45,652 | $53,192 | $58,284 | $79,068 |
| Average household income | $69,327 | $77,462 | $85,114 | $113,185 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN | | | | |
| Less than $25,000 | 30.9% | 27.4% | 22.6% | 14.9% |
| $25,000 - $34,999 | 10.0% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 6.7% |
| $35,000 - $49,999 | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 10.1% |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 15.7% |
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 - $149,999 | 8.4% | 10.4% | 15.2% | 17.6% |
| $150,000 - $199,999 | 4.8% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 9.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 6.7% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 12.6% |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 27.8% | 27.7% | 28.0% | 28.5% |
| Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999 | 3,353 | 6,911 | 518,801 | 37,304,757 |
| $35,000 - $149,999 | 47.6% | 49.4% | 54.9% | 56.2% |
| Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999 | 5,747 | 12,306 | 1,016,858 | 73,487,840 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | |
| Persons employed in labor force | 14,980 | 29,463 | 2,095,498 | 166,125,745 |
| Unemployed civilians | 6.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Workers By Occupation: | | | | |
| Management Occupations | 11.6% | 12.5% | 15.2% | 18.4% |
| Professional Occupations | 21.7% | 22.4% | 23.5% | 25.6% |
| Sales Occupations | 9.0% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 8.5% |
| Admin Occupations | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.1% |
| Services | 25.4% | 21.8% | 18.6% | 16.4% |
| All Other Occupations/Blue Collar | 21.8% | 23.9% | 23.1% | 21.0% |
