Moving to Hernando, Florida
Population: 8,253
Males: 4,068 (49.3%), Females: 4,185 (50.7%)
Citrus County
Zip code: 34442
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.7 years
Median household income: $29,121
Median house value: $86,300
Population by Race
Races in Hernando:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), English (16.3%), Irish (15.8%), United States (11.5%), Italian (5.8%), Polish (4.4%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 31.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hernando
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hernando CDP
- Never married: 14.1%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 14.2%
3.1% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hernando:
- CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; INVERNESS, FL)
- SEVEN RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL)
- MUNROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; OCALA, FL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hernando:
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 20 miles; OCALA, FL; Abbreviation: OCF)
- GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 53 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: GNV)
- TAMPA INTL (about 67 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: TPA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hernando:
- DUNNELLON/MARION CO & PARK OF COMMERCE (about 9 miles; DUNNELLON, FL; Abbreviation: X35)
- INVERNESS (about 11 miles; INVERNESS, FL; Abbreviation: X40)
- CRYSTAL RIVER (about 14 miles; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Abbreviation: CGC)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hernando:
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
- PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 52 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
- SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 60 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
Public primary/middle schools in Hernando:
- FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 794; Location: 2927 N FOREST RIDGE BOULE; Grades: PK – 05)
- HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 650; Location: 2353 N CROFT AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)