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Shreveport, LA vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond is 0% more densely populated than Shreveport.
- People are 24.9% less likely to be married in Hammond.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years younger in Hammond.
 Shreveport, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,374329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.438.4
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 Population - 2010201,409  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,639285,036,114
 Population - 1990198,525  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,381.493.4
 Land Area107.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shreveport, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Shreveport, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 White36.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.2%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shreveport, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Married Population38.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households74,949  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,58180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,817  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  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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