As of the census of 2000, there were 83,048 people, 32,026 households, and 20,880 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,401.4/km sq (3,630.0/mi sq). There were 34,139 housing units at an average density of 576.1/km sq (1,492.2/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 72.35% White, 14.57% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 9.32% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.04% of the population. Ancestries: German-AmericanGerman (14.0%), Polish-AmericanPolish (12.3%), Irish-AmericanIrish (11.6%), English-AmericanEnglish (4.7%), Slovak-AmericanSlovak (3.9%), United States (3.9%). There were 32,026 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,528, and the median income for a family was $42,221. Males had a median income of $35,778 versus $25,180 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,254. About 12.0% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammond%2C_Indiana