Hammond vs LaPlace

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

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

Hammond has the higher population (602 vs 130 in LaPlace). Hammond has the higher median household income ($73,571 vs $67,125 in LaPlace). Hammond has the higher median home value ($104,700 vs $80,500 in LaPlace).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	LaPlace
Population	602	130
Median age	33.4 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	$67,125
Median home value	$104,700	$80,500
Median gross rent	$608	—
Housing units	297	53
Homeownership rate	85.9%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	19.3%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	LaPlace
Population	482 → 602 (+24.9%)	144 → 130 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$42,206 → $73,571 (+74.3%)	$72,143 → $67,125 (-7.0%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $104,700 (+29.7%)	$102,700 → $80,500 (-21.6%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $608 (-2.7%)	—

Hammond

Population

482602

Median household income

$42,206$73,571

Median home value

$80,700$104,700

Median gross rent

$625$608

LaPlace

Population

144130

Median household income

$72,143$67,125

Median home value

$102,700$80,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammond	LaPlace
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	13.8%
25 to 34	19.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	3.7%	21.5%
45 to 54	15.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	26.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	16.2%
75 and over	5.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	LaPlace
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	LaPlace
No high school diploma	12.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.5%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	LaPlace
Drove alone	87.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	LaPlace
1-unit, detached	81.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	LaPlace
Poverty rate	3.8%	21.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1962	1952