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New Iberia, LA vs Hammond, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Hammond, is 15% less than it is in New Iberia and is 85% below the National Average.
- New Iberia unemployment rate is 10.1%.
- Hammond unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 New Iberia, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth7.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,049  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$37,302$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,330  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Iberia, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Iberia, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock15.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.2%13.1%
Reviews for New Iberia    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Climate is normally humid. Some cold days during winter time, but mainly warm to hot and  More

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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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