Humidity & wind
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Population
75,712
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$159,900
Owner-occupied units
Hammond, IN
Indiana · 41.619° N, 87.495° W · 23 sq mi
Hammond is a city in Indiana, with a population of 75,712 and about 3,330 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,504 a year, and the median home is worth $159,900.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
23 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,330
People per square mile
Rank by population
#539
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#591
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,504
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,134
Per month
Homeownership
62.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.7 min
One way
People
Median age
36
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
17.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
11.5%
Households
29,797
2.55 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21%
Manufacturing 15.4%
Retail trade 14.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Indiana
Name
Carl Cook
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Bloomington
Source of wealth
Medical devices
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Indiana · private sector
Employer
Indiana University Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Indiana
Company
Elevance Health
Revenue
$177.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Indianapolis
Ticker
ELV
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Indiana
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Peony
State capital
Indianapolis
Nickname
The Hoosier State
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Cities near Hammond
- Gary, IN8 mi · 67,289
- Oak Lawn, IL15 mi · 56,450
- Tinley Park, IL16 mi · 55,140
- Chicago, IL18 mi · 2,731,585
- Orland Park, IL19 mi · 57,954
- Cicero, IL21 mi · 81,858
- Berwyn, IL22 mi · 55,001
- Oak Park, IL24 mi · 52,823
Cities about the same size
- Lauderhill, FL75,668
- Scranton, PA75,514
- Rock Hill, SC75,911
- Appleton, WI75,452
- Wesley Chapel, FL76,011
- Cheektowaga, NY76,056
- Noblesville, IN76,111
- Southfield, MI76,111
More in Indiana
- Indianapolis901,116
- Fort Wayne275,203
- Evansville116,176
- Carmel105,634
- Fishers104,812
- South Bend103,201
- Bloomington83,307
- Noblesville76,111