---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Hernando County, FL"
classification: county
fips: "12053"
state: "FL"
demographics:
  population: 207018
  population_under_18: 42124
  population_18_64: 55849
  population_65_plus: 109045
  median_household_income: 66058
  poverty_rate: 11.74
  homeownership_rate: 82.54
  unemployment_rate: 5.32
  median_home_value: 276000
  gini_index: 0.4262
  vacancy_rate: 10.87
  race_white: 157911
  race_black: 10207
  race_asian: 2835
  race_native: 611
  hispanic: 35111
  bachelors_plus: 43458
districts:
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/12"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.6982
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/senate/11"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.6939
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/house/52"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4212
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/house/53"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2726
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, fl]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Hernando County, FL

County jurisdiction — 23 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 207018 |
| Under 18 | 42124 |
| 18–64 | 55849 |
| 65+ | 109045 |
| Median household income | 66058 |
| Poverty rate | 11.74 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.54 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.32 |
| Median home value | 276000 |
| Gini index | 0.4262 |
| Vacancy rate | 10.87 |
| White | 157911 |
| Black | 10207 |
| Asian | 2835 |
| Native | 611 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 35111 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 43458 |

## Districts

- [FL-12](/us/states/fl/districts/12.md) — 70% (congressional)
- [FL Senate District 11](/us/states/fl/districts/senate/11.md) — 69% (state senate)
- [FL House District 52](/us/states/fl/districts/house/52.md) — 42% (state house)
- [FL House District 53](/us/states/fl/districts/house/53.md) — 27% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries