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

Map of Hernando, FL

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:

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)