HousingPermits

Metro area in Louisiana · part of the Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA combined area

Hammond, LA

The Hammond metro area authorized 1,163 new housing units in 2025. Relative to population, the rate was 9.3 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, the highest rate of the 10 metro areas based in Louisiana. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 38% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 10 metro areas based in Louisiana.

06001,2001,8002,4002004: 830 units (736 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,231 units (1,028 single-family, 62 in 2–4 unit, 141 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,124 units (1,881 single-family, 177 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,074 units (1,028 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 885 units (728 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 16 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 815 units (726 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 526 units (470 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 575 units (488 single-family, 17 in 2–4 unit, 70 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 587 units (526 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 689 units (669 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 16 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 592 units (577 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 627 units (621 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 698 units (684 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 983 units (796 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 167 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,322 units (932 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 372 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 988 units (869 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 115 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,577 units (1,116 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 443 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,508 units (943 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 557 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,458 units (869 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 581 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,213 units (726 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 483 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,085 units (699 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 378 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,163 units (696 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 461 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252006 high · 2,12408001,6002,4002004: 830 units (736 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,231 units (1,028 single-family, 62 in 2–4 unit, 141 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,124 units (1,881 single-family, 177 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,074 units (1,028 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 885 units (728 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 16 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 815 units (726 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 526 units (470 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 575 units (488 single-family, 17 in 2–4 unit, 70 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 587 units (526 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 689 units (669 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 16 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 592 units (577 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 627 units (621 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 698 units (684 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 983 units (796 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 167 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,322 units (932 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 372 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 988 units (869 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 115 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,577 units (1,116 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 443 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,508 units (943 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 557 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,458 units (869 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 581 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,213 units (726 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 483 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,085 units (699 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 378 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,163 units (696 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 461 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252006 high · 2,124

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Its population grew 5.8% between 2020 and 2025, the fastest growth among the 10 metro areas based in Louisiana.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 3 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Tangipahoa Parish (unincorporated), with 3,397 units or 53% of the total, followed by Hammond with 2,923. Among the three largest, Hammond put 84% of its units in five-plus buildings, Tangipahoa Parish (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Tangipahoa Parish (unincorporated)53% (3,397 units)
  • Hammond46% (2,923 units)
  • Ponchatoula1.7% (107 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

The wider Baton Rouge-Hammond region

The Census Bureau groups Hammond with one neighboring metro area in the Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 5,212 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Hammond accounted for 25%. The other, with its yearly average: Baton Rouge (3,926).

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Roanoke (38% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 4.9%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (581), single-family houses in 2006 (1,881).

2021–202561.2%61%0.5%38.3%38%2004–200687.1%87%8.0%4.9%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202561.2%61%0.5%38.3%38%2004–200687.1%87%8.0%4.9%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Hammond authorized the most units in 2006 (2,124); 2025 reached 55% of that. Its peak year is shared by 30 other metro areas, among them Manhattan, Alexandria, Salisbury. Annual permits fell from 2,124 during the mid-2000s boom to 526 in 2010, a drop of 75%. The nearest bust profile in the West South Central states was Hot Springs's (77%). The 2021–2025 pace of 1,285 units a year is 7.9% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count rose 7.2%.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Morgantown, WV300.10%
Hammond, LA1,1639.338%
Harrisonburg, VA8475.27.9%
Bismarck, ND4113.69.4%
Jonesboro, AR1,0177.810%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Hammond beside Morgantown

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Louisiana. Counting rules.