Hammond vs White Heath

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

Hammond and White Heath 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 197 in White Heath). White Heath has the higher median household income ($96,875 vs $73,571 in Hammond). White Heath has the higher median home value ($162,300 vs $104,700 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	White Heath
Population	602	197
Median age	33.4 yrs	24.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	$96,875
Median home value	$104,700	$162,300
Median gross rent	$608	—
Housing units	297	91
Homeownership rate	85.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	19.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	White Heath
Population	482 → 602 (+24.9%)	154 → 197 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$42,206 → $73,571 (+74.3%)	$70,972 → $96,875 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $104,700 (+29.7%)	$89,000 → $162,300 (+82.4%)
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

White Heath

Population

154197

Median household income

$70,972$96,875

Median home value

$89,000$162,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammond	White Heath
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	21.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	35.0%
25 to 34	19.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	3.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	27.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	0.0%
75 and over	5.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	White Heath
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	86.8%
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%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	White Heath
No high school diploma	12.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.5%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	White Heath
Drove alone	87.8%	92.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.4%
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	White Heath
1-unit, detached	81.8%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	19.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	White Heath
Poverty rate	3.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1962	1972