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Sulphur, LA vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond is 0% more densely populated than Sulphur.
- People are 33.4% less likely to be married in Hammond.
- The Median Age is 11.2 years younger in Hammond.
 Sulphur, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,374329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.438.4
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 Population - 201020,356  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,639285,036,114
 Population - 199020,125  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,381.493.4
 Land Area11.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sulphur, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Sulphur, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 White86.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.2%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sulphur, LAHammond, LAUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed9.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households8,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,58180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,559  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  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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