CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hernando

Florida · 2,066 residents · 31.7 sq mi

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Hernando is home to 2,066 people in Florida. The median age is 56.8, about 24 years above the US median. The population has fallen 75% since 2000. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Florida median by roughly 32%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 56.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,066

−75%vs 2000

vs 8,253 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

56.8

+12%vs 2000

vs 50.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

31.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54%(82)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(102)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.4%(50)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.4%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(221)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449%(185)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.6%(363)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7419.3%(399)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8412.1%(250)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(79)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,750

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,121 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,580

−23%vs 2000

vs $15,030 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,200

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

17.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(7,784)

Black2.3%(186)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(135)

Asian0.5%(43)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(2,036)

Black0.6%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban3.3%(306)

South American0.5%(43)

Ecuadorian0.5%(43)

Central American0.1%(7)

Panamanian0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(77)

Filipino0.2%(23)

Thai0.1%(7)

Ancestry

American22.6%(2,100)

German17.9%(1,665)

Irish13.6%(1,261)

English11.3%(1,048)

Italian6%(557)

Scottish2.7%(251)

French2.2%(205)

Polish2.1%(194)

Swedish2%(182)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(136)

Norwegian0.8%(70)

Hungarian0.7%(67)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(62)

British0.7%(61)

French Canadian0.5%(51)

Ukrainian0.5%(50)

Subsaharan African0.4%(34)

Austrian0.4%(33)

Dutch0.3%(28)

Russian0.3%(28)

Swiss0.3%(27)

Canadian0.3%(24)

Finnish0.2%(17)

Danish0.2%(15)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(12)

Armenian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.6%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 20.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(1,078)

Married45.1%(2,080)

Widowed10.1%(467)

Divorced21.4%(986)

Women 15+

Never married13.4%(485)

Married59.4%(2,145)

Widowed12.9%(465)

Divorced14.3%(515)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−12.5 ptssince 2013

from 23.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

45.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.2%(145)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(227)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era69.1%(822)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,190 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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