Hernando County, FL Demographic Data
Hernando County, FL Summary
Hernando County is located in Florida
- Population: 173,422
- Area: 589.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 472.54 sq. miles
- Water Area: 116.48 sq. miles
- Population Density: 294.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 132.22 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hernando County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
95,233
52%
50.8
Male
87,602
48%
49.2
Total Population
182,835
323,128,000
Hernando County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7,753
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9,404
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,208
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,535
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,061
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
19,087
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
17,445
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
23,531
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
14,218
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,041
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
27,580
15.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
16,850
9.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6,122
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
148,668
81.3%
77.2
Female
78,367
52.7%
51.3
Male
70,301
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
143,409
78.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
58,029
31.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
50,552
27.6%
15.2
Female
26,886
53.2%
55.8
Male
23,666
46.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Hernando County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
177,386
97.0%
96.8
White
162,269
88.8%
72.6
Black or African American
9,823
5.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
210
0.1%
0.8
Asian
2,262
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,822
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,449
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22,624
12.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,476
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14,536
8.0%
1.7
Cuban
1,712
0.9%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,900
2.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
160,211
87.6%
82.2
Hernando County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,255
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,006
8.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
48,935
35.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
31,553
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,414
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17,295
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8,416
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17,261
12.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
119,613
87.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25,711
18.7%
31.2
Hernando County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
38,895
25.0%
33.7%
Now Married
77,854
50.1%
47.5
Divorced
23,269
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
2,338
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
13,114
8.4
5.8%
Hernando County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
157,179
89.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17,903
10.2%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Hernando County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,166
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,712
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,532
11.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,634
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,551
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,985
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,008
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,513
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,048
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,113
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
47,253
57,617
Per capita income
24,867
31,128
Hernando County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
421
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,338
9.5%
9.8
Construction
4,794
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
17,144
25.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,338
6.5%
6.6
Information
866
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,372
5.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,696
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,419
9.7%
11.4
Public administration
3,326
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
9,969
15.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,973
9.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
773
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,804
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
21,886
32.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,152
12.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,579
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,008
19.6%
18.1%
Hernando County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
65,104
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
53,489
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,123
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
236
0.4%
5.1
Walked
1,155
1.8%
2.7
Other means
1,403
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
3,698
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.1
26.6
Hernando County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,381
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
29,159
39.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
29,527
39.8%
37.1
3 or more
12,195
16.4%
21.0
Hernando County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
74,262
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
58,214
78.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
16,048
21.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,804
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Hernando County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
85,066
1 room
349
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
505
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
2,711
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
11,772
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
22,583
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
23,713
27.9%
17.8
7 rooms
13,104
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
6,264
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,065
4.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hernando County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
85,066
1-unit, detached
64,474
75.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,430
1.7%
5.9
2-units
559
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
547
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,108
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,219
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
1,079
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
13,376
15.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
274
0.3%
0.1
Hernando County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
875
1.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
573
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,304
1.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,247
5.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
13,192
15.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
25,062
29.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
15,088
17.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22,740
26.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,443
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
542
0.6%
1.4%
Hernando County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,211
1.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
938
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
71,258
96.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
145
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
143
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
567
0.8%
1.1
Hernando County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
31,626
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
286
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
518
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
1,453
4.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,975
6.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,256
10.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,308
32.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
13,830
43.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15,497
49.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,124
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,477
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,384
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,748
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
396
0.0%
0.0%
Hernando County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
15,349
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
120
0.8%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
167
1.1%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
558
3.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,373
8.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,969
32.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
8,162
53.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
699
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
933
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,219
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,430
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
809
5.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,685
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,488
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,451
49.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
966
0.0%
0.0%
Hernando County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
58,214
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
6,601
11.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
14,331
24.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
14,511
24.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10,864
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7,303
12.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,274
5.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,105
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
225
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,800
205,000
