Hernando

Population: 17,580
Median household income: $71,451
Median home value: $282,200

Hernando, a community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has 17,580 residents. At $71,451, its median household income sits below DeSoto County's $82,980.

From 2019 to 2023, Hernando's population grew 10.3% from 15,942 to 17,580, while its median home value rose 43.2% from $197,100 to $282,200.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $1,163.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,580
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,451
Median home value: $282,200
Median gross rent: $1,163
Housing units: 7,273
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,942	$79,195	$197,100	$1,039
2020	16,206	$68,377	$216,200	$1,064
2021	16,730	$64,240	$236,600	$1,117
2022	17,262	$69,761	$268,900	$1,079
2023	17,580	$71,451	$282,200	$1,163

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,076	6.1%
5 to 17	3,385	19.3%
18 to 24	1,179	6.7%
25 to 34	2,227	12.7%
35 to 44	2,495	14.2%
45 to 54	2,235	12.7%
55 to 64	1,776	10.1%
65 to 74	2,098	11.9%
75 and over	1,109	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,167	74.9%
Black or African American	2,642	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	188	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	519	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,027	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,442	12.1%
High school graduate	2,651	22.2%
Some college or associate's	3,560	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,829	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,458	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,512	81.6%
Carpooled	602	7.5%
Public transit	22	0.3%
Walked	34	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	696	8.7%
Other means	119	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,783	24.5%
15 to 29 min	2,631	36.1%
30 to 44 min	1,978	27.1%
45 to 59 min	505	6.9%
60+ min	392	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 9.3% (1,620 of 17,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,168	74.2%
Nonfamily households	1,796	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,964	95.8%
Vacant	309	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,629	80.8%
Renter-occupied	1,335	19.2%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,849	80.4%
1-unit, attached	177	2.4%
2 to 4 units	372	5.1%
5 to 19 units	225	3.1%
20 or more units	262	3.6%
Mobile home & other	388	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2831780
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.8496, -89.9924