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Hammond, LA vs Lacombe, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lacombe, is 54% more than it is in Hammond and is 20% below the National Average.
- Hammond unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Lacombe unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Hammond, LALacombe, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,069  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,432$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,324  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hammond, LALacombe, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hammond, LALacombe, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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Reviews for Lacombe    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

quiet too many  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lacombe is a great place to live, if you didn't have to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The good: its a small town, people are friendly, it it for the most part quiet, fairly easy access to the one Interstate, has a library that is growing, good fishing.  More

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