Hammond, Louisiana demographics

Hammond, LA demographics: median age 27.7; 27.7% 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, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2232755. The survey estimates a population of 21,539 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hammond is 27.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 7,927 households (±465). 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	27.7 ±2.5	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	4,525 ±693	21.0% ±3.2 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	8,211 ±787	38.1% ±3.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	6,021 ±774	28.0% ±3.6 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,782 ±421	12.9% ±2.0 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	10,722 ±563	49.8% ±2.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	10,817 ±557	50.2% ±2.6 pp	51.1%	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: 21,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	10,859 ±1,004	50.4% ±4.7 pp	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,352 ±988	43.4% ±4.6 pp	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	277 ±146 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	317 ±214 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	734 ±278	3.4% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,896 ±263	97.0% ±1.2 pp	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	643 ±270	3.0% ±1.3 pp	7.2%	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: 7,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,193 ±290	27.7% ±3.3 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	349 ±165	4.4% ±2.1 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,652 ±407	20.8% ±5.0 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,907 ±455	36.7% ±5.3 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	826 ±245	10.4% ±3.0 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,171 ±387	27.4% ±4.6 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,756 ±613	72.6% ±6.5 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,907 ±455	36.7% ±5.3 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,679 ±445	33.8% ±5.2 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	797 ±209	10.1% ±2.6 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	811 ±331	10.2% ±4.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	537 ±282 · low precision	6.8% ±3.5 pp · low precision	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	119 ±96 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	77 ±104 · low precision	1.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	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: 21,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	21,090 ±203	97.9% ±0.9 pp	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	449 ±204	2.1% ±0.9 pp	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,128
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	19,318 ±486	96.0% ±1.4 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	502 ±244	2.5% ±1.2 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	16 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	62 ±69 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	91 ±92 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	61 ±56 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	33 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	6 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	18 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	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: 11,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,617 ±391	13.7% ±3.2 pp	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,021 ±499	25.5% ±3.9 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,496 ±519	21.1% ±4.2 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,417 ±502	12.0% ±4.2 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,072 ±382	17.5% ±3.1 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,210 ±286	10.2% ±2.3 pp	10.1%	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: 21,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	15,310 ±1,317	71.8% ±6.2 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,283 ±1,193	15.4% ±5.6 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,403 ±497	11.3% ±2.3 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	300 ±132	1.4% ±0.6 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	40 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±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

6.4% of Hammond residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 89.3% 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	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.4% ±2.1 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.3% ±3.4 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.2% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	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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