Hernando is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 9,284 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hernando is the 217th largest community in Florida.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hernando is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hernando is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hernando who work in sales jobs (11.53%), management occupations (9.22%), and office and administrative support (8.69%). Of important note, Hernando is also a town of artists. Hernando has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hernando’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hernando has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hernando a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Hernando is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hernando, the average commute to work is 32.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Hernando is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Hernando are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.33% of adults in Hernando have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Hernando in 2022 was $25,404, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,616 for a family of four. However, Hernando contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hernando home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hernando residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hernando include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hernando is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Spanish.
