Cerro Gordo vs Hammond

A side-by-side comparison of Cerro Gordo and Hammond: population, income, housing, and more.

Cerro Gordo and Hammond are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cerro Gordo has the higher population (1,426 vs 602 in Hammond). Hammond has the higher median household income ($73,571 vs $69,118 in Cerro Gordo). Cerro Gordo has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $104,700 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
Population	1,426	602
Median age	33.7 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,118	$73,571
Median home value	$108,000	$104,700
Median gross rent	$875	$608
Housing units	566	297
Homeownership rate	78.2%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
Population	1,501 → 1,426 (-5.0%)	482 → 602 (+24.9%)
Median household income	$55,089 → $69,118 (+25.5%)	$42,206 → $73,571 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $108,000 (+17.3%)	$80,700 → $104,700 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $875 (+34.6%)	$625 → $608 (-2.7%)

Cerro Gordo

Population

1,5011,426

Median household income

$55,089$69,118

Median home value

$92,100$108,000

Median gross rent

$650$875

Hammond

Population

482602

Median household income

$42,206$73,571

Median home value

$80,700$104,700

Median gross rent

$625$608

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
Under 5	7.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	19.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	3.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.8%	12.6%
75 and over	8.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
No high school diploma	2.4%	12.3%
High school graduate	38.4%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
Drove alone	85.5%	87.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.6%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
1-unit, detached	89.8%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cerro Gordo	Hammond
Poverty rate	11.3%	3.8%
Average household size	2.66	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	38
Median year structure built	1960	1962