LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 22 miles
Detroit, MI (NE) 237 miles
Indianapolis, IN (SE) 165 miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	City	County 
1970		107,983 546,253 
1980 		93,714	522,965 
1990 		84,236	475,594 
 
  Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond
Average income per household: N/A 

CLIMATE 
Coldest month: January 
Avg. temp of: 20.1° F 
Hottest month: July 
Avg. temp of: 72.9° F 
 

GOVERNMENT 
Form & organization: City; mayor, 9 councilmen 
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
Class: 2 
Area within city: 27 square miles  
Annual budget: $51,000,000 (approx) (1991) 
Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
Fire insurance rating in community: 4 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: $27.3858 
Assessed at: 33-1/3% Year payable: 1994 
 
COUNTY: 
None

STATE
State retail sales tax: 5%
State gross income or adjusted gross income tax: 
Corp. gross income tax: 0.3% - 1.2% or adjusted gross 3.4%
Supplemental net income tax: 4.5% 
Unemployment contribution rate: 0.2 - 5.5% experience rating
Benefits: $116 - $202; 26 weeks maximum 
Workmen's compensation rate: Employer's liability
Benefits: 66-2/3% of weekly wage; $428.00 maximum
Corporate franchise tax: None
Machinery, equipment, inventory tax: Property tax 
 

HOUSING 
Total housing units in city: 33,924 (1990 census)
Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
Average housing cost in city: N/A
Available rental units: N/A
Total hotel/motel rooms: 1,050+ 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
No. of Hospitals: 1 
Total no. of beds: 475 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 27 public, 7 parochial, 1 private (1991)
Total enrollment (K-12): 16,966 (1991) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SAT SCORES 
Average SAT score: 805
Average Indiana SAT score: 876
Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Hammond Area Career Center, Hammond
Ivy Tech, East Chicago 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Calumet College, Whiting
Indiana University Northwest, Gary
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Rotary, Optimist, Lions, Kiwanis, Exchange, B.P.W. 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 

Chicago area
Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville
Northwest Indiana Symphony, Munster
Hammond Marina (1,113 slips), Hammond
Northern Indiana Arts Associations, Munster 

LIBRARY(S) 
No. of libraries: 7
No. of Volumes: 336,338 

PARKS 
City: 33 County: 2 
State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 30 miles 
National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

GOLF COURSES 
Public: 0 Private: 1 (18-hole) 

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: 2  
Rivers: 2 
 

LABOR MARKET 
  FEBRUARY 1995 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
Present Employment: 214,800 Labor force: 229,560 
Unemployment Rate: 6.4%   
 
  
1993 LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
Total covered employment average: 189,444
Mfg. average - goods producing: 40,900
Non-mfg. average - service producing: 125,563
Government average: 22,982 
  
GENERAL INFO
% manufacturing workers in union: 87%
State right to work law: No 

INDUSTRY 
  MAJOR INDUSTRIES 
American Maize 
Product: corn products No. of employees: 686 

Lever Brothers 
Product: soap & shortening No. of employees: 650 

LaSalle Steel 
Product: specialized finished steel No. of employees: 478 

Imperial Wallcoverings 
Product: wallpaper No. of employees: 214 

Dietrich Industries 
Product: specialized coil processing No. of employees: 145 

Plant openings in last 5 years: 
Jupiter Aluminum Corp., 1992 
Lear Seating Corp., 1995 
 

UTILITIES 
  ELECTRIC 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
Service by: City of Hammond Source: Lake Michigan 
Pumping capacity: 70,000,000 gpd Peak demand: 64,000,000 gpd 
Treatment capacity: N/A    

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: Yes 
Capacity: 60,000,000 gpd 
Wet weather flow: 60,000,000 gpd avg. 
Dry weather flow: 36,000,000 gpd avg. 
Peak demand: 48,000,000 gpd 
Area covered by plant: Entire City 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: I-80/94 Distance: 0 miles 
U.S.: 20, 41, 12 Distance: 0 miles 
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

RAIL 
B&O; Conrail; Norfolk Southern; EJ&E; C&O; IHB; CSS&SB 

TRUCK LINES 
Major national/local lines: 42
Overnight service available: Major cities within 300 miles 

AIR 
Local Airport: Gary Regional Flights per day: 3 
Charter service available: Yes Runways: 7,000 & 3,600 ft. 
Nearest major airports:  
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago - 1 hour Midway Airport, Chicago - 1 hour 

PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
Burns International Harbor - Portage, 20 miles 

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