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Hammond, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Hammond is a Census city of 21,539 people across 14.25 square miles of land, in Tangipahoa Parish. Median household income is $48,166, 46.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hammond
What Hammond is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.25 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,511
- County holding the largest share of its areaTangipahoa Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hammond
How many people live in Hammond
- Population21,539
- Median age27.7
- Population under 184,525
- Share under 1821.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,782
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent
- Households7,927
- Family households4,194
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hammond
Income and work in Hammond
- Median household income$48,166
- Per capita income$26,753
- Civilian labor force10,075
- Employed9,483
- Unemployed592 plus or minus 183
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over11,833
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hammond
Housing in Hammond
- Housing units9,855
- Occupied units7,927
- Vacant units1,928 plus or minus 429
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied3,649
- Renter occupied4,278
- Ownership rate46.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$221,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,061
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.4 percent
- Single family units5,617
- Share single family57.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,626
- Share in buildings of two or more36.8 percent
- Mobile homes543 plus or minus 292
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hammond
How Hammond gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,530
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,542
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,162
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.3 percent
- Drove alone77.6 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hammond
SBA loans in Hammond (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$16,203,700
- Average approval$437,938
- Median approval$225,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,137,600
- Largest approval$2,325,000
- Jobs supported355
- Jobs per approval9.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.8 percent
- Share to franchises13.5 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hammond, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hammond
SBA loans in Hammond (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$8,577,000
- Average approval$1,715,400
- Median approval$1,025,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported110
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hammond, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hammond
Flood risk in Hammond
- NFIP communityCity of Hammond
- NFIP community number220208
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/10
The City of Hammond participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220208 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tangipahoa Parish, not Hammond
Tangipahoa Parish context, not Hammond figures
- Establishments in Tangipahoa Parish2,617
- Covered employment, Tangipahoa Parish47,214
- Average annual pay, Tangipahoa Parish$46,783
- Housing units permitted, Tangipahoa Parish1,085
Every figure in this section is published for Tangipahoa Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Hammond.
All Tangipahoa Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hammond questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hammond, Louisiana?
21,539, in 7,927 households. Hammond city covers 14.25 square miles of land, which is 1,511 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hammond in?
Tangipahoa Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hammond?
$48,166. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $221,400. Median gross rent is $1,061 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hammond businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $16.2 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $225,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $8.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hammond, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hammond borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hammond. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hammond in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hammond appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hammond, city of, community 220208, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hammond figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tangipahoa Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hammond.
Is zoning published for Hammond?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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