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Hernando County, FL

212,807 Population
473 square miles 449.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,728 ±$2,035 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,508 ±$2,891 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.8% ±2.4% (24,789  ±5,035) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.4 minutes ±0.6 (2,107,490  ±70,945) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

85,911 ±1,765 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (210,675  ±33) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.9% ±2.7% (2,513  ±1,158) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

94,190 ±33 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$305,100 ±$15,180 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.3% ±1.9% (19,538  ±4,048.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.2% ±4.1% (142,790  ±6,479) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
20.7% ±1.9% (32,804  ±3,031) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% (16,672  ±2,585) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

10% ±1.3% (17,394  ±2,292) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
17,394 Total veterans ±2,292 15,119 Male ±2,013 2,275 Female ±863

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