Hammond, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hammond, LA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 47,940. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HAMMOND-LA · Hammond, LA 3 ZIPs · 47,940 pop · #21520/25278 · Tangipahoa Parish

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $50,815
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21520/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amite
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-SMALL 47,940
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 70401→70403
  • HOME-MID $211,700

Nearest income peer: Amite, LA ( $255 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hammond

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hammond on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hammond, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
47,940
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,815
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 3 ZIPs ($50,815 average) · poverty 24.4%. The primary code (70403) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,050 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Louisiana, Goldonna is the closest lower-income city and Oberlin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hammond.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Hammond differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Hammond: $50,653 in ZIP 70401 to $50,976 in 70403. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

70401 to 70403

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

70401 to 70403

Poverty-rate spread
1.5 points

70401 to 70403

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 70403 skews compact Hammond

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 70403 covers about 54% of Hammond's 47,940 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Hammond

Citywide ZBP: 1,486 establishments, 26,154 employees , annual payroll $1,165,843k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70403 (806 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (250) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Hammond, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Tangipahoa Parish, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Hammond. See the Tangipahoa Parish roll-up →

Hammond sits in the lower half of Tangipahoa Parish on income: Ponchatoula, Independence and Kentwood report more, Roseland and Tangipahoa report less. Tangipahoa marks the far end of that range at $20,144, 60% below Hammond.

Side-by-side: Compare 70403 vs 70401 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70403 26,011 $50,976 806 234
70401 20,415 $50,653 677 225
70402 1,514 n/a 3 6,796

Hammond roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hammond, .