Hammond, Indiana demographics

Hammond, IN demographics: median age 36.0; 17.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hammond city, Indiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 1831000. The survey estimates a population of 76,768 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hammond is 36.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 29,797 households (±844). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.0 ±0.9	38.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Under 18	18,012 ±1,094	23.5% ±1.4 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	18,863 ±1,123	24.6% ±1.5 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	29,010 ±1,381	37.8% ±1.8 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	10,883 ±757	14.2% ±1.0 pp	16.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Male	37,521 ±824	48.9% ±1.1 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	39,247 ±813	51.1% ±1.1 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
White alone	28,424 ±1,568	37.0% ±2.0 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	17,815 ±1,241	23.2% ±1.6 pp	9.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,265 ±469	1.6% ±0.6 pp	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,181 ±370	1.5% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	14 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	15,661 ±1,797	20.4% ±2.3 pp	3.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,408 ±1,374	16.2% ±1.8 pp	7.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,878 ±1,629	59.8% ±2.1 pp	91.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,890 ±1,629	40.2% ±2.1 pp	8.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,338 ±661	34.7% ±2.0 pp	47.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,540 ±404	8.5% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,604 ±566	18.8% ±1.8 pp	11.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,370 ±861	31.4% ±2.7 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,945 ±403	6.5% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	9,450 ±594	31.7% ±1.8 pp	29.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,347 ±1,193	68.3% ±3.5 pp	70.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,370 ±861	31.4% ±2.7 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,351 ±838	31.4% ±2.7 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,576 ±586	15.4% ±1.9 pp	14.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,045 ±381	10.2% ±1.2 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,261 ±432	7.6% ±1.4 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	722 ±183	2.4% ±0.6 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	472 ±132	1.6% ±0.4 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Native	67,958 ±1,056	88.5% ±1.4 pp	93.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,810 ±1,058	11.5% ±1.4 pp	6.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 72,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
English only	53,898 ±1,600	74.5% ±2.1 pp	89.7%	77.7%
Spanish	16,760 ±1,412	23.2% ±1.9 pp	5.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	53 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	156 ±88 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	205 ±125 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	251 ±130 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	17 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	193 ±165 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	121 ±119 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	295 ±198 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	158 ±156 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	215 ±134 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 50,709
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,583 ±883	16.9% ±1.7 pp	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	19,130 ±1,224	37.7% ±2.3 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	10,385 ±972	20.5% ±1.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,778 ±488	7.5% ±0.9 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,724 ±700	13.3% ±1.3 pp	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,109 ±330	4.2% ±0.6 pp	10.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 75,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Same house	68,405 ±1,561	90.1% ±2.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,409 ±1,038	4.5% ±1.4 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,302 ±521	1.7% ±0.7 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,600 ±596	3.4% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	229 ±124 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Hammond residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 87.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hammond	Indiana	U.S.	Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.2% ±0.8 pp	89.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.7 pp	6.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hammond . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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