Hammond vs Natalbany

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

Hammond and Natalbany 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 2,837 in Natalbany). Hammond has the higher median household income ($41,222 vs $31,430 in Natalbany). Hammond has the higher median home value ($219,400 vs $148,800 in Natalbany).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	Natalbany
Population	20,790	2,837
Median age	26.4 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,222	$31,430
Median home value	$219,400	$148,800
Median gross rent	$932	$1,068
Housing units	8,703	1,274
Homeownership rate	48.0%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	Natalbany
Population	20,668 → 20,790 (+0.6%)	2,908 → 2,837 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$36,921 → $41,222 (+11.6%)	$35,237 → $31,430 (-10.8%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $219,400 (+37.7%)	$114,800 → $148,800 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $932 (+17.1%)	$846 → $1,068 (+26.2%)

Hammond

Population

20,66820,790

Median household income

$36,921$41,222

Median home value

$159,300$219,400

Median gross rent

$796$932

Natalbany

Population

2,9082,837

Median household income

$35,237$31,430

Median home value

$114,800$148,800

Median gross rent

$846$1,068

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammond	Natalbany
Under 5	7.5%	12.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	24.4%	16.2%
25 to 34	14.0%	24.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	6.3%	4.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	4.2%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.0%
75 and over	4.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	Natalbany
White (non-Hispanic)	49.8%	44.2%
Black or African American	44.1%	48.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	Natalbany
No high school diploma	14.1%	31.2%
High school graduate	24.3%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	Natalbany
Drove alone	77.4%	70.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	27.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	Natalbany
1-unit, detached	58.3%	28.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	31.2%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	Natalbany
Poverty rate	34.9%	46.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1981	2000