Hernando vs Inverness Highlands South

A side-by-side comparison of Hernando and Inverness Highlands South: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hernando has the higher population (8,795 vs 7,478 in Inverness Highlands South). Inverness Highlands South has the higher median household income ($61,224 vs $41,564 in Hernando). Inverness Highlands South has the higher median home value ($206,900 vs $189,200 in Hernando).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
Population	8,795	7,478
Median age	60.4 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,564	$61,224
Median home value	$189,200	$206,900
Median gross rent	$922	$1,296
Housing units	5,615	3,414
Homeownership rate	84.7%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
Population	9,261 → 8,795 (-5.0%)	6,441 → 7,478 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$34,356 → $41,564 (+21.0%)	$42,863 → $61,224 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $189,200 (+112.1%)	$111,800 → $206,900 (+85.1%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $922 (+35.2%)	$954 → $1,296 (+35.8%)

Hernando

Population

9,2618,795

Median household income

$34,356$41,564

Median home value

$89,200$189,200

Median gross rent

$682$922

Inverness Highlands South

Population

6,4417,478

Median household income

$42,863$61,224

Median home value

$111,800$206,900

Median gross rent

$954$1,296

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
Under 5	0.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	19.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	20.6%	18.5%
75 and over	18.4%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	88.4%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
No high school diploma	7.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	43.7%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
Drove alone	79.5%	77.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	3.5%
Other means	2.8%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
1-unit, detached	52.9%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	43.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Hernando	Inverness Highlands South
Poverty rate	19.0%	7.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1985	1985