COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sumter County vs Hernando County
PLACE A
Sumter County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Hernando County, Florida
Sumter County is 95% smaller than Hernando County. Hernando County earns more, with a median household income $32,748 higher. Hernando County has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -10%).
SUMTER COUNTYHERNANDO COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population11,588221,701−95% vs Hernando County
Population density13469−456
Population growth-10.3%12.6%−22.9 pts
Median age35.747.7−12.0
Male44.3%48.6%−4.3 pts
Female55.7%51.4%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.9%8.4%−7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.7%72.1%−46.4 pts
Black68.1%4.7%+63.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%17.0%−16.2 pts
Asian0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Other5.3%4.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$33,310$66,058−$32,748
Per capita income$21,267$34,458−$13,191
Poverty rate26.5%11.7%+14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5000.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%21.1%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree9.5%6.9%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate12.1%5.3%+6.8 pts
Labor force participation45.4%51.7%−6.3 pts
Median home value$82,600$276,000−$193,400
Median gross rent$775$1,298−$523
Owner-occupied66.8%82.5%−15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.1%10.9%+13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households39.5%51.0%−11.5 pts
Average commute23.231.4−8.1
Worked from home9.3%14.4%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.3%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.6%11.2%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025