Citrus Springs vs Hernando

A side-by-side comparison of Citrus Springs and Hernando: population, income, housing, and more.

Citrus Springs and Hernando are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Citrus Springs has the higher population (11,469 vs 8,795 in Hernando). Citrus Springs has the higher median household income ($57,477 vs $41,564 in Hernando). Citrus Springs has the higher median home value ($220,300 vs $189,200 in Hernando).

Population, income & housing

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
Population	11,469	8,795
Median age	43.4 yrs	60.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,477	$41,564
Median home value	$220,300	$189,200
Median gross rent	$1,217	$922
Housing units	4,821	5,615
Homeownership rate	86.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
Population	8,779 → 11,469 (+30.6%)	9,261 → 8,795 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$49,057 → $57,477 (+17.2%)	$34,356 → $41,564 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $220,300 (+54.4%)	$89,200 → $189,200 (+112.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,217 (+13.2%)	$682 → $922 (+35.2%)

Citrus Springs

Population

8,77911,469

Median household income

$49,057$57,477

Median home value

$142,700$220,300

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,217

Hernando

Population

9,2618,795

Median household income

$34,356$41,564

Median home value

$89,200$189,200

Median gross rent

$682$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
Under 5	3.7%	0.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	7.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	19.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	20.6%
75 and over	7.2%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	90.4%
Black or African American	5.6%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
Drove alone	74.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	14.9%	5.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.7%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
1-unit, detached	96.4%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	43.9%

Poverty & households

	Citrus Springs	Hernando
Poverty rate	9.3%	19.0%
Average household size	2.63	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1998	1985