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Hernando County, FL

218,150 Population
473 square miles 461.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

47 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,164 ±$2,143 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,291 ±$4,857 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±1.7% (20,759  ±3,662) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.4 minutes ±0.6 (2,241,195  ±75,908) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

88,518 ±2,103 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (216,133  ±40) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±2.3% (2,632  ±993) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

96,171 ±35 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$327,100 ±$7,591 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.4% ±1.8% (20,379  ±3,889.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.9% ±4% (151,388  ±6,676.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.1% ±2.1% (36,362  ±3,445.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.3% (22,537  ±3,407) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.6% ±1.1% (17,202  ±1,929) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
17,202 Total veterans ±1,929 15,214 Male ±1,751 1,988 Female ±682

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