ZIP Code 34606

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hernando County, Florida.

Population: 28,155
Median household income: $54,730
Median home value: $227,700

ZIP Code 34606 (Hernando County, Florida) is home to about 28,155 residents. At $54,730, its median household income sits below Hernando County's $63,193.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 34606's population grew 3.5% from 27,209 to 28,155, while its median gross rent rose 24.8% from $955 to $1,192.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.6% of the population. 68.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,155
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,730
Median home value: $227,700
Median gross rent: $1,192
Housing units: 14,009
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,20928,155

Median household income

$42,769$54,730

Median home value

$132,100$227,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,192

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,209	$42,769	$132,100	$955
2020	27,014	$45,125	$146,700	$959
2021	28,162	$46,250	$161,900	$1,001
2022	27,795	$52,274	$201,800	$1,128
2023	28,155	$54,730	$227,700	$1,192

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over15.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,143	4.1%
5 to 17	3,288	11.7%
18 to 24	1,783	6.3%
25 to 34	3,711	13.2%
35 to 44	2,443	8.7%
45 to 54	3,332	11.8%
55 to 64	3,430	12.2%
65 to 74	4,589	16.3%
75 and over	4,436	15.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,726	73.6%
Black or African American	1,058	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74	0.3%
Asian	93	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.1%
Some other race	308	1.1%
Two or more races	1,251	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,606	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,366	10.8%
High school graduate	7,635	34.8%
Some college or associate's	7,618	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,825	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,497	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,726	68.8%
Carpooled	1,325	13.6%
Public transit	83	0.8%
Walked	34	0.3%
Bicycle	89	0.9%
Worked from home	1,313	13.4%
Other means	206	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,875	22.2%
15 to 29 min	2,710	32.0%
30 to 44 min	1,824	21.6%
45 to 59 min	938	11.1%
60+ min	1,116	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 16.3% (4,564 of 28,053)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,464	59.9%
Nonfamily households	5,002	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,466	89.0%
Vacant	1,543	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,668	77.6%
Renter-occupied	2,798	22.4%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,429	81.6%
1-unit, attached	955	6.8%
2 to 4 units	421	3.0%
5 to 19 units	316	2.3%
20 or more units	421	3.0%
Mobile home & other	467	3.3%

ZIP Code 34606

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