Hernando vs Southaven

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

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

Southaven has the higher population (55,531 vs 17,580 in Hernando). Southaven has the higher median household income ($76,159 vs $71,451 in Hernando). Hernando has the higher median home value ($282,200 vs $214,800 in Southaven).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando	Southaven
Population	17,580	55,531
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,451	$76,159
Median home value	$282,200	$214,800
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,361
Housing units	7,273	22,473
Homeownership rate	80.8%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando	Southaven
Population	15,942 → 17,580 (+10.3%)	54,152 → 55,531 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$79,195 → $71,451 (-9.8%)	$61,026 → $76,159 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $282,200 (+43.2%)	$153,200 → $214,800 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,163 (+11.9%)	$1,056 → $1,361 (+28.9%)

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

Southaven

Population

54,15255,531

Median household income

$61,026$76,159

Median home value

$153,200$214,800

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,361

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando	Southaven
Under 5	6.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	7.9%
75 and over	6.3%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando	Southaven
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	52.3%
Black or African American	15.0%	38.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando	Southaven
No high school diploma	12.1%	7.3%
High school graduate	22.2%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando	Southaven
Drove alone	81.6%	78.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	11.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando	Southaven
1-unit, detached	80.4%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	3.6%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Hernando	Southaven
Poverty rate	9.3%	12.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	2001	1997