Hammond vs Independence

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

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

Hammond has the higher population (20,790 vs 2,045 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($44,821 vs $41,222 in Hammond). Hammond has the higher median home value ($219,400 vs $137,200 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	Independence
Population	20,790	2,045
Median age	26.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,222	$44,821
Median home value	$219,400	$137,200
Median gross rent	$932	$960
Housing units	8,703	860
Homeownership rate	48.0%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	Independence
Population	20,668 → 20,790 (+0.6%)	1,971 → 2,045 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$36,921 → $41,222 (+11.6%)	$35,733 → $44,821 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $219,400 (+37.7%)	$115,800 → $137,200 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $932 (+17.1%)	$709 → $960 (+35.4%)

Hammond

Population

20,66820,790

Median household income

$36,921$41,222

Median home value

$159,300$219,400

Median gross rent

$796$932

Independence

Population

1,9712,045

Median household income

$35,733$44,821

Median home value

$115,800$137,200

Median gross rent

$709$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammond	Independence
Under 5	7.5%	13.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	24.4%	10.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	7.3%	10.7%
75 and over	4.9%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	49.8%	43.2%
Black or African American	44.1%	47.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	Independence
No high school diploma	14.1%	20.9%
High school graduate	24.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	Independence
Drove alone	77.4%	73.8%
Carpooled	10.9%	20.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	1.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	Independence
1-unit, detached	58.3%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	Independence
Poverty rate	34.9%	26.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1981	1974