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Hernando County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Designated Market Area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, FL
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 218,150   ( 23,640 from 2020)
Land area: 473.0 square miles
Population density: 461.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:155,693 71.37% 5.2%
Black:12,6795.81% 20.7%
Indian:6900.32% 9.0%
Asian:3,4801.60% 24.1%
2+ races:4,4912.06% 29.4%
Hispanic:41,11718.85% 41.5%
Total non-White:62,45728.63% 34.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:6,836 8.8
Deaths:14,05018.1
Net Migration: 28,63236.8
Net Immigration: 2,1692.8
Change in White population:7,661 3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:15,979 8.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
194,510
148,03276.11%
10,5045.40%
6330.33%
2,8051.44%
3,4701.78%
29,06614.94%
46,47823.89%

2010
172,778
141,84782.10%
8,1654.73%
4830.28%
1,8771.09%
2,3661.37%
17,79610.30%
30,93117.90%

2000
130,802
116,67089.20%
5,1493.94%
3610.28%
8430.64%
1,0810.83%
6,5875.04%
14,13210.80%

1990
101,115
93,67792.64%
3,8073.77%
4760.47%
3890.38%
n/a
2,7662.74%
7,4387.36%

1980
44,469
40,79191.73%
2,7636.21%
470.11%
1080.24%
n/a
7371.66%
3,6788.27%

1970
17,004
13,94982.03%
2,84416.73%
150.09%
230.14%
n/a
1711.01%
3,055 17.97%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
14,143 8.2
24,22214.0
29,14316.9
1,9301.1
6,185 3.6
15,547 9.0
2000's
NumberRate
13,275 10.1
21,05816.1
47,37536.2
1,1310.9
25,177 19.2
16,799 12.8
1990's
NumberRate
10,226 10.1
17,45617.3
34,58034.2
3950.4
22,993 22.7
6,694 6.6
1980's
NumberRate
7,003 15.7
9,380 21.1
58,374 131.3
n/a
52,886 118.9
3,760 8.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
27,571 162.1
n/a
26,842 157.9
623 3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Hernando County, FL

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
48.5
36,103 8.7%
376,557 91.3%
52,781 12.8%
79,169
2.46
53,502 67.6%
39,838 74.5%
4,284 8.0%
25,667 32.4%

2010
NumberPercent
47.7
34,158 19.8%
138,620 80.2%
44,523 25.8%
71,745
2.38
49,313 68.7%
37,991 77.0%
4,233 8.6%
22,432 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
49.3
24,603 18.8%
106,199 81.2%
40,459 30.9%
55,456
2.32
40,214 72.5%
33,896 84.3%
2,611 6.5%
15,242 27.5%

1990
NumberPercent
49.8
18,702 18.5%
82,413 81.5%
31,078 30.7%
42,352
2.36
32,723 77.3%
28,980 88.6%
1,426 4.4%
9,629 22.7%

1980
NumberPercent
47.6
9,491 21.3%
34,978 78.7%
10,811 24.3%
17,623
2.50
14,148 80.3%
12,748 90.1%
592 4.2%
3,475 19.7%

2022 Housing Data for Hernando County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units89,635 
Median Value$214,700 
Occupied79,16988.3%
Vacant10,46611.7%
Owned63,45180.1%
Rented15,71819.9%
Median Rent$1,155 
Single-Family Units68,78876.7%
    Detached66,51474.2%
    Attached2,2742.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,2954.8%
Mobile Homes14,27615.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hernando County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004,3845.5%
$10,000 to $14,9993,0513.9%
$15,000 to $19,9992,8583.6%
$20,000 to $24,9993,6714.6%
$25,000 to $29,9993,7334.7%
$30,000 to $34,9993,4814.4%
$35,000 to $39,9993,8084.8%
$40,000 to $44,9993,0193.8%
$45,000 to $49,9994,4725.6%
$50,000 to $59,9997,7569.8%
$60,000 to $74,9998,60110.9%
$75,000 to $99,99911,20914.2%
$100,000 to $124,9997,2199.1%
$125,000 to $149,9994,4775.7%
$150,000 to $199,9994,1365.2%
$200,000 or more3,2944.2%
Median Household Income59,202 
Per Capita Income31,516 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,3756.8%
Public Assistance2,4873.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps11,79614.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed60,76465.5%
Unemployed3,7974.1%
In Armed Forces650.1%
Total Labor Force64,62669.7%
Not in Labor Force28,08430.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector30,05526,63853.0%
Non-Profit1,1722,30133.7%
Self-Employed4,6453,24958.8%
Local Government3,3383,55448.4%
State Government7981,44735.5%
Federal Government89748165.1%
Total Private + Self34,70029,88753.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,2057,78344.4%
Total40,90537,67052.1%
Pct. Govt.13.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts10,19112.9%
Sales and Office Occupations19,47324.7%
Professional, Technical15,97020.3%
Service Occupations14,80118.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1790.2%
All others18,34323.3%
White Collar 57.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance12,33015.7%
Retail trade10,70413.6%
Construction7,6399.7%
Accommodation and food services6,1077.8%
Educational services6,0767.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5,4686.9%
Manufacturing4,5475.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,2355.4%
Transportation and warehousing4,0685.2%
Public administration4,0035.1%
Other services3,6994.7%
Finance and insurance3,0153.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,7112.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,5061.9%
Wholesale trade1,4651.9%
Information1,0131.3%
Utilities5330.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4780.6%
Management1090.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction720.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hernando County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,9141.48%
Puerto Rican15,5307.90%
Cuban4,2252.15%
Dominican1,6220.82%
Total Central American1,7060.87%
Costa Rican1610.08%
Guatemalan1780.09%
Honduran4520.23%
Nicaraguan2050.10%
Panamanian2300.12%
Salvadoran4800.24%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3,2111.63%
Argentinean800.04%
Bolivian2970.15%
Chilean2310.12%
Colombian1,0190.52%
Ecuadorian5370.27%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian5120.26%
Uruguayan870.04%
Venezuelan4480.23%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,4850.76%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino8360.43%
Indian6390.32%
Chinese2740.14%
Vietnamese2610.13%
Thai920.05%
Korean880.04%
Laotian780.04%
Japanese610.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English165,20887.9%
Spanish17,4639.3%
Other Indo-European1,5130.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun7560.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7490.4%
German, other Germanic6770.4%
Tagalog4030.2%
Other Asian3080.2%
Vietnamese2740.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German29,46815.0%
Irish25,15612.8%
English22,95211.7%
Italian22,76411.6%
American18,8359.6%
Polish7,2573.7%
French5,1812.6%
Scottish4,6492.4%
Swedish2,7761.4%
European2,2291.1%
Dutch2,1911.1%
Greek1,5380.8%
Russian1,5320.8%
Scotch-Irish1,4760.8%
French Canadian1,4300.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen191,72997.5%
Not a citizen4,8922.5%
Native181,52892.3%
Foreign-born15,0937.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hernando County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
4,484 3.0%11,187 7.6%48,035 32.6%54,104 36.7%19,903 13.5%9,555 6.5%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 4,484 3.0%
9-12 Years 11,187 7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 48,035 32.6%
Some College 54,104 36.7%
Bach. Degree 19,903 13.5%
Grad Degree 9,555 6.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Hernando County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 36,453 33,718 2,735 7.5% 6.2%
1991 37,341 33,866 3,475 9.3% 7.6%
1992 38,582 34,851 3,731 9.7% 8.4%
1993 40,169 37,081 3,088 7.7% 7.4%
1994 42,872 39,977 2,895 6.8% 6.5%
1995 43,582 41,214 2,368 5.4% 5.6%
1996 44,758 42,654 2,104 4.7% 5.3%
1997 46,452 44,506 1,946 4.2% 4.9%
1998 48,439 46,434 2,005 4.1% 4.4%
1999 49,902 48,135 1,767 3.5% 3.9%
2000 50,040 47,837 2,203 4.4% 3.8%
2001 50,804 48,160 2,644 5.2% 4.4%
2002 51,236 48,074 3,162 6.2% 4.9%
2003 52,142 49,217 2,925 5.6% 4.5%
2004 55,215 52,579 2,636 4.8% 3.8%
2005 56,497 54,344 2,153 3.8% 2.9%
2006 59,239 57,197 2,042 3.4% 2.5%
2007 61,131 58,194 2,937 4.8% 3.3%
2008 62,591 57,571 5,020 8.0% 5.7%
2009 61,470 53,902 7,568 12.3% 9.6%
2010 65,828 57,188 8,640 13.1% 10.8%
2011 65,807 57,597 8,210 12.5% 10.0%
2012 65,910 58,728 7,182 10.9% 8.6%
2013 66,220 60,023 6,197 9.4% 7.5%
2014 66,188 60,781 5,407 8.2% 6.4%
2015 66,373 61,707 4,666 7.0% 5.5%
2016 68,152 63,991 4,161 6.1% 4.9%
2017 69,327 65,650 3,677 5.3% 4.2%
2018 70,594 67,324 3,270 4.6% 3.6%
2019 71,932 68,756 3,176 4.4% 3.3%
2020 71,534 65,765 5,769 8.1% 7.7%
2021 73,851 70,039 3,812 5.2% 4.6%
2022 76,875 74,123 2,752 3.6% 2.9%
2023 78,784 75,758 3,026 3.8% 2.9%
2024 91,009 87,352 3,657 4.0% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com