Hernando County, Florida Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Hernando County is 3rd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Hernando County is 4th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Hernando County is 5th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Hernando County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Hernando County is 13th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Hernando County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Main Cities Within Hernando County, Florida

Hernando County, Florida Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	173,422	27th	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	472.5	62nd	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	365.6	18th	350.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	56th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.2%	43rd	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	26.8%	9th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.0%	30th	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.2%	40th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	91.0%	4th	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.5%	64th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	55th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	32nd	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	51st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	30th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	27th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.2%	13th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	52.2%	3rd	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.4%	35th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	84,887	28th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.2%	59th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	70,809	27th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	82.4%	5th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$145,000	38th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	55th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	168	38th	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$22,540	35th	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$42,700	39th	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.8%	51st	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Hernando County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,854	32nd	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	29,140	31st	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	13,476	32nd	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,654,088	31st	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,789	40th	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$166,197	34th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732

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