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:	12,679	5.81%	20.7%
Indian:	690	0.32%	9.0%
Asian:	3,480	1.60%	24.1%
2+ races:	4,491	2.06%	29.4%
Hispanic:	41,117	18.85%	41.5%

Total non-White:	62,457	28.63%	34.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,836	8.8
Deaths:	14,050	18.1
Net Migration:	28,632	36.8
Net Immigration:	2,169	2.8

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
148,032	76.11%
10,504	5.40%
633	0.33%
2,805	1.44%
3,470	1.78%
29,066	14.94%
46,478	23.89%

2010
172,778
141,847	82.10%
8,165	4.73%
483	0.28%
1,877	1.09%
2,366	1.37%
17,796	10.30%
30,931	17.90%

2000
130,802
116,670	89.20%
5,149	3.94%
361	0.28%
843	0.64%
1,081	0.83%
6,587	5.04%
14,132	10.80%

1990
101,115
93,677	92.64%
3,807	3.77%
476	0.47%
389	0.38%
n/a
2,766	2.74%
7,438	7.36%

1980
44,469
40,791	91.73%
2,763	6.21%
47	0.11%
108	0.24%
n/a
737	1.66%
3,678	8.27%

1970
17,004
13,949	82.03%
2,844	16.73%
15	0.09%
23	0.14%
n/a
171	1.01%
3,055	17.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,143	8.2
24,222	14.0
29,143	16.9
1,930	1.1

6,185	3.6
15,547	9.0

Number	Rate
2000's
13,275	10.1
21,058	16.1
47,375	36.2
1,131	0.9

25,177	19.2
16,799	12.8

Number	Rate
1990's
10,226	10.1
17,456	17.3
34,580	34.2
395	0.4

22,993	22.7
6,694	6.6

Number	Rate
1980's
7,003	15.7
9,380	21.1
58,374	131.3
n/a

52,886	118.9
3,760	8.5

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,384	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,051	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,858	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,671	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,733	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,481	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,808	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,019	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,472	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,756	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,601	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,209	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,219	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,477	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,136	5.2%
$200,000 or more	3,294	4.2%

Median Household Income	59,202
Per Capita Income	31,516

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,375	6.8%
Public Assistance	2,487	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,796	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,764	65.5%
Unemployed	3,797	4.1%
In Armed Forces	65	0.1%

Total Labor Force	64,626	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	28,084	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,055	26,638	53.0%
Non-Profit	1,172	2,301	33.7%
Self-Employed	4,645	3,249	58.8%

Local Government	3,338	3,554	48.4%
State Government	798	1,447	35.5%
Federal Government	897	481	65.1%

Total Private + Self	34,700	29,887	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,205	7,783	44.4%
Total	40,905	37,670	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,191	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,473	24.7%
Professional, Technical	15,970	20.3%
Service Occupations	14,801	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	179	0.2%
All others	18,343	23.3%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,330	15.7%
Retail trade	10,704	13.6%
Construction	7,639	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	6,107	7.8%
Educational services	6,076	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,468	6.9%
Manufacturing	4,547	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,235	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4,068	5.2%
Public administration	4,003	5.1%
Other services	3,699	4.7%
Finance and insurance	3,015	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,711	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,506	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,465	1.9%
Information	1,013	1.3%
Utilities	533	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	478	0.6%
Management	109	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	72	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,914	1.48%
Puerto Rican	15,530	7.90%
Cuban	4,225	2.15%
Dominican	1,622	0.82%

Total Central American	1,706	0.87%
Costa Rican	161	0.08%
Guatemalan	178	0.09%
Honduran	452	0.23%
Nicaraguan	205	0.10%
Panamanian	230	0.12%
Salvadoran	480	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,211	1.63%
Argentinean	80	0.04%
Bolivian	297	0.15%
Chilean	231	0.12%
Colombian	1,019	0.52%
Ecuadorian	537	0.27%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	512	0.26%
Uruguayan	87	0.04%
Venezuelan	448	0.23%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,485	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	836	0.43%
Indian	639	0.32%
Chinese	274	0.14%
Vietnamese	261	0.13%
Thai	92	0.05%
Korean	88	0.04%
Laotian	78	0.04%
Japanese	61	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	165,208	87.9%
Spanish	17,463	9.3%
Other Indo-European	1,513	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	756	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	749	0.4%
German, other Germanic	677	0.4%
Tagalog	403	0.2%
Other Asian	308	0.2%
Vietnamese	274	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	29,468	15.0%
Irish	25,156	12.8%
English	22,952	11.7%
Italian	22,764	11.6%
American	18,835	9.6%
Polish	7,257	3.7%
French	5,181	2.6%
Scottish	4,649	2.4%
Swedish	2,776	1.4%
European	2,229	1.1%
Dutch	2,191	1.1%
Greek	1,538	0.8%
Russian	1,532	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,476	0.8%
French Canadian	1,430	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	191,729	97.5%
Not a citizen	4,892	2.5%

Native	181,528	92.3%
Foreign-born	15,093	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	89,635
Median Value	$214,700

Occupied	79,169	88.3%
Vacant	10,466	11.7%

Owned	63,451	80.1%
Rented	15,718	19.9%
Median Rent	$1,155

Single-Family Units	68,788	76.7%
Detached	66,514	74.2%
Attached	2,274	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,295	4.8%
Mobile Homes	14,276	15.9%

Hernando County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hernando County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Hernando County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hernando County, FL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hernando County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Hernando County, FL