South Brooksville

Population: 4,835
Median household income: $58,849
Median home value: $124,000

Located in Hernando County, Florida, South Brooksville is a community with a population of 4,835. At $58,849, its median household income sits below Hernando County's $63,193.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Brooksville's population grew 15.1% from 4,200 to 4,835, while its median home value rose 52.3% from $81,400 to $124,000.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $1,255.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,835
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,849
Median home value: $124,000
Median gross rent: $1,255
Housing units: 2,738
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2004,835

Median household income

$32,742$58,849

Median home value

$81,400$124,000

Median gross rent

$752$1,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,200	$32,742	$81,400	$752
2020	5,098	$48,016	$89,100	$914
2021	4,488	$51,020	$98,100	$1,024
2022	4,577	$55,594	$122,200	$1,151
2023	4,835	$58,849	$124,000	$1,255

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	3.0%
5 to 17	850	17.6%
18 to 24	167	3.5%
25 to 34	650	13.4%
35 to 44	341	7.1%
45 to 54	476	9.8%
55 to 64	905	18.7%
65 to 74	594	12.3%
75 and over	709	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,010	82.9%
Black or African American	449	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.5%
Asian	13	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	133	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	206	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	234	6.4%
High school graduate	1,194	32.5%
Some college or associate's	1,215	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	662	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	370	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,871	90.9%
Carpooled	23	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	125	6.1%
Other means	19	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	838	43.4%
15 to 29 min	471	24.4%
30 to 44 min	51	2.6%
45 to 59 min	156	8.1%
60+ min	417	21.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 9.7% (469 of 4,835)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,273	60.1%
Nonfamily households	844	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,117	77.3%
Vacant	621	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,421	67.1%
Renter-occupied	696	32.9%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other26.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,759	64.2%
1-unit, attached	12	0.4%
2 to 4 units	100	3.7%
5 to 19 units	49	1.8%
20 or more units	105	3.8%
Mobile home & other	713	26.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1267266
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 28.5142, -82.4376