Hernando County vs Okaloosa County

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

Hernando County and Okaloosa County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Okaloosa County has the higher population (214,281 vs 201,512 in Hernando County). Okaloosa County has the higher median household income ($79,097 vs $63,193 in Hernando County). Okaloosa County has the higher median home value ($324,800 vs $240,700 in Hernando County).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
Population	201,512	214,281
Median age	48.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,193	$79,097
Median home value	$240,700	$324,800
Median gross rent	$1,209	$1,475
Housing units	90,991	102,475
Homeownership rate	81.8%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
Population	186,313 → 201,512 (+8.2%)	203,794 → 214,281 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$48,812 → $63,193 (+29.5%)	$63,412 → $79,097 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$142,500 → $240,700 (+68.9%)	$219,100 → $324,800 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$984 → $1,209 (+22.9%)	$1,127 → $1,475 (+30.9%)

Hernando County

Population

186,313201,512

Median household income

$48,812$63,193

Median home value

$142,500$240,700

Median gross rent

$984$1,209

Okaloosa County

Population

203,794214,281

Median household income

$63,412$79,097

Median home value

$219,100$324,800

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
Under 5	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	14.5%	9.9%
75 and over	12.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	70.1%
Black or African American	4.7%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
Drove alone	74.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	12.8%	9.2%
Other means	1.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
1-unit, detached	75.2%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	7.5%
20 or more units	1.6%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Hernando County	Okaloosa County
Poverty rate	12.0%	9.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1990	1990