Population

Hammond's current population is 32,244 people with 12,286 households within this smaller 3 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 9.3% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 4.0% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 31.4 which is below the state average of 37.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.42 persons. This area is not very family centric with 56.6% of the households being family households and with 30.7% having children in the home and 18.3% of the population being under 15 and an additional 21.7% being under 24. Another 26.5% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 18.9% between 45-64 years old leaving 14.5% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Hammond has a daytime employee population of 24,778 versus a permanent population of 32,244 meaning the daytime employee population is 76.8% of the permanent population living in the area and 57.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 28.7% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Hammond is higher than the state and lower than US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Hammond area are White 51.5%, Black 43.5%, Asian 1.3%, 1.6% other races and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Hammond, Louisiana		Louisiana	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Hammond
		Louisiana
Latitude / Longitude:		30.504358, -90.4612
Radius		3 miles	5 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		32,244	61,753	4,758,119	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		29,305	54,205	4,541,902	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		32,041	61,226	4,783,881	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		33,519	64,970	4,827,714	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		9.3%	13.0%	5.3%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.8%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		31.4	33.7	37.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.5%	6.7%	6.2%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.1%	6.4%	6.4%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.7%	6.2%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		21.7%	17.2%	12.5%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		26.5%	27.6%	27.6%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		8,549	17,051	1,311,420	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		18.9%	21.0%	24.4%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,109	12,996	1,161,412	83,512,738
65 years and over		14.5%	14.9%	16.5%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		4,686	9,219	786,703	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		18.3%	19.2%	19.0%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,899	11,887	901,910	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages