Hammond vs Somerset

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

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

Somerset has the higher population (3,084 vs 2,071 in Hammond). Hammond has the higher median household income ($82,159 vs $76,176 in Somerset). Somerset has the higher median home value ($271,200 vs $232,700 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	Somerset
Population	2,071	3,084
Median age	35.2 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,159	$76,176
Median home value	$232,700	$271,200
Median gross rent	$935	$1,127
Housing units	853	1,289
Homeownership rate	68.8%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	Somerset
Population	2,033 → 2,071 (+1.9%)	2,789 → 3,084 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$71,528 → $82,159 (+14.9%)	$66,146 → $76,176 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $232,700 (+57.1%)	$172,600 → $271,200 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $935 (+2.9%)	$960 → $1,127 (+17.4%)

Hammond

Population

2,0332,071

Median household income

$71,528$82,159

Median home value

$148,100$232,700

Median gross rent

$909$935

Somerset

Population

2,7893,084

Median household income

$66,146$76,176

Median home value

$172,600$271,200

Median gross rent

$960$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammond	Somerset
Under 5	12.7%	11.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	13.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	5.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	3.8%
75 and over	3.8%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	Somerset
No high school diploma	3.8%	2.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	Somerset
Drove alone	82.2%	73.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	3.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	6.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	Somerset
1-unit, detached	57.8%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	21.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	Somerset
Poverty rate	18.4%	10.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1984	2001