Brooksville

Population: 9,235
Median household income: $47,796
Median home value: $112,400

Located in Hernando County, Florida, Brooksville is a community with a population of 9,235. The median household income of $47,796 is below the Hernando County median ($63,193).

From 2019 to 2023, Brooksville's population grew 12.7% from 8,191 to 9,235, while its median home value rose 82.5% from $61,600 to $112,400.

The median gross rent is $1,070. 20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,235
Median age: 52.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,796
Median home value: $112,400
Median gross rent: $1,070
Housing units: 5,010
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1919,235

Median household income

$32,203$47,796

Median home value

$61,600$112,400

Median gross rent

$798$1,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,191	$32,203	$61,600	$798
2020	8,384	$33,441	$64,500	$840
2021	8,735	$35,191	$67,900	$908
2022	8,981	$42,047	$75,300	$1,020
2023	9,235	$47,796	$112,400	$1,070

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	420	4.5%
5 to 17	931	10.1%
18 to 24	945	10.2%
25 to 34	971	10.5%
35 to 44	850	9.2%
45 to 54	704	7.6%
55 to 64	1,483	16.1%
65 to 74	1,745	18.9%
75 and over	1,186	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,943	64.4%
Black or African American	1,224	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	45	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	1.4%
Two or more races	218	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,676	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	10.0%
High school graduate	2,434	35.1%
Some college or associate's	2,375	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,064	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	374	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit2.4%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,606	79.9%
Carpooled	91	2.8%
Public transit	77	2.4%
Walked	105	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	333	10.2%
Other means	48	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,070	36.6%
15 to 29 min	594	20.3%
30 to 44 min	574	19.6%
45 to 59 min	177	6.0%
60+ min	512	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 22.0% (1,982 of 8,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,403	55.8%
Nonfamily households	1,902	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,305	85.9%
Vacant	705	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,677	62.2%
Renter-occupied	1,628	37.8%

1-unit, detached41.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other25.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,068	41.3%
1-unit, attached	241	4.8%
2 to 4 units	457	9.1%
5 to 19 units	770	15.4%
20 or more units	178	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,296	25.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1208800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 28.5166, -82.4047