Hernando vs Horn Lake

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

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

Horn Lake has the higher population (26,622 vs 17,580 in Hernando). Hernando has the higher median household income ($71,451 vs $56,847 in Horn Lake). Hernando has the higher median home value ($282,200 vs $158,900 in Horn Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando	Horn Lake
Population	17,580	26,622
Median age	38.9 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,451	$56,847
Median home value	$282,200	$158,900
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,293
Housing units	7,273	10,829
Homeownership rate	80.8%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando	Horn Lake
Population	15,942 → 17,580 (+10.3%)	27,080 → 26,622 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$79,195 → $71,451 (-9.8%)	$48,622 → $56,847 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $282,200 (+43.2%)	$106,400 → $158,900 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,163 (+11.9%)	$1,033 → $1,293 (+25.2%)

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

Horn Lake

Population

27,08026,622

Median household income

$48,622$56,847

Median home value

$106,400$158,900

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando	Horn Lake
Under 5	6.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	6.4%
75 and over	6.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando	Horn Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	42.0%
Black or African American	15.0%	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando	Horn Lake
No high school diploma	12.1%	14.1%
High school graduate	22.2%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando	Horn Lake
Drove alone	81.6%	87.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	3.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando	Horn Lake
1-unit, detached	80.4%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	11.3%
20 or more units	3.6%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Hernando	Horn Lake
Poverty rate	9.3%	18.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2001	1990