Hernando Beach vs Weeki Wachee Gardens

A side-by-side comparison of Hernando Beach and Weeki Wachee Gardens: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hernando Beach has the higher population (2,518 vs 1,070 in Weeki Wachee Gardens). Hernando Beach has the higher median household income ($86,585 vs $60,909 in Weeki Wachee Gardens). Hernando Beach has the higher median home value ($458,300 vs $377,900 in Weeki Wachee Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
Population	2,518	1,070
Median age	57.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,585	$60,909
Median home value	$458,300	$377,900
Median gross rent	$1,206	—
Housing units	1,466	959
Homeownership rate	92.5%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	28.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
Population	2,675 → 2,518 (-5.9%)	1,138 → 1,070 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$58,520 → $86,585 (+48.0%)	$63,162 → $60,909 (-3.6%)
Median home value	$288,300 → $458,300 (+59.0%)	$258,600 → $377,900 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,564 → $1,206 (-22.9%)	$1,071 → $886 (-17.3%)

Hernando Beach

Population

2,6752,518

Median household income

$58,520$86,585

Median home value

$288,300$458,300

Median gross rent

$1,564$1,206

Weeki Wachee Gardens

Population

1,1381,070

Median household income

$63,162$60,909

Median home value

$258,600$377,900

Median gross rent

$1,071$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.3%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	1.0%
25 to 34	3.4%	2.7%
35 to 44	7.3%	31.9%
45 to 54	17.9%	3.2%
55 to 64	22.1%	27.4%
65 to 74	19.7%	11.7%
75 and over	12.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	19.4%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	47.2%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
Drove alone	65.2%	44.1%
Carpooled	12.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.7%	44.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
1-unit, detached	97.5%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Hernando Beach	Weeki Wachee Gardens
Poverty rate	5.5%	45.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	37	35
Median year structure built	1986	1986