Hernando vs Walls

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

Hernando and Walls 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 1,392 in Walls). Hernando has the higher median household income ($71,451 vs $54,375 in Walls). Hernando has the higher median home value ($282,200 vs $160,800 in Walls).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando	Walls
Population	17,580	1,392
Median age	38.9 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,451	$54,375
Median home value	$282,200	$160,800
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,129
Housing units	7,273	620
Homeownership rate	80.8%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando	Walls
Population	15,942 → 17,580 (+10.3%)	1,312 → 1,392 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$79,195 → $71,451 (-9.8%)	$48,990 → $54,375 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $282,200 (+43.2%)	$126,100 → $160,800 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,163 (+11.9%)	$883 → $1,129 (+27.9%)

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

Walls

Population

1,3121,392

Median household income

$48,990$54,375

Median home value

$126,100$160,800

Median gross rent

$883$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando	Walls
Under 5	6.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	22.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	3.1%
75 and over	6.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando	Walls
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	35.7%
Black or African American	15.0%	62.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando	Walls
No high school diploma	12.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	22.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando	Walls
Drove alone	81.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	11.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando	Walls
1-unit, detached	80.4%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	25.6%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hernando	Walls
Poverty rate	9.3%	18.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	2001	1998