Bridgetown vs Hernando

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

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

Hernando has the higher population (17,580 vs 2,955 in Bridgetown). Bridgetown has the higher median household income ($127,917 vs $71,451 in Hernando). Bridgetown has the higher median home value ($320,800 vs $282,200 in Hernando).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgetown	Hernando
Population	2,955	17,580
Median age	35.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$127,917	$71,451
Median home value	$320,800	$282,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,163
Housing units	1,027	7,273
Homeownership rate	96.9%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgetown	Hernando
Population	2,325 → 2,955 (+27.1%)	15,942 → 17,580 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$94,028 → $127,917 (+36.0%)	$79,195 → $71,451 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$189,600 → $320,800 (+69.2%)	$197,100 → $282,200 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,039 → $1,163 (+11.9%)

Bridgetown

Population

2,3252,955

Median household income

$94,028$127,917

Median home value

$189,600$320,800

Hernando

Population

15,94217,580

Median household income

$79,195$71,451

Median home value

$197,100$282,200

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,163

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgetown	Hernando
Under 5	6.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	18.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	19.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	11.9%
75 and over	0.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgetown	Hernando
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	74.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgetown	Hernando
No high school diploma	1.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	21.7%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgetown	Hernando
Drove alone	72.6%	81.6%
Carpooled	13.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgetown	Hernando
1-unit, detached	98.2%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Bridgetown	Hernando
Poverty rate	1.4%	9.3%
Average household size	3.22	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	39	27
Median year structure built	1995	2001