Hernando, Mississippi demographics

Hernando, MS demographics: median age 38.6; 34.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hernando city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2831780. The survey estimates a population of 17,949 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hernando is 38.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 6,943 households (±347). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.6 ±2.6	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	4,613 ±519	25.7% ±2.9 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	3,617 ±516	20.2% ±2.9 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	6,632 ±612	36.9% ±3.4 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,087 ±499	17.2% ±2.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	8,833 ±416	49.2% ±2.3 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	9,116 ±413	50.8% ±2.3 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	13,800 ±623	76.9% ±3.5 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,609 ±645	14.5% ±3.6 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	16 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	222 ±116 · low precision	1.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	453 ±251 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	849 ±312	4.7% ±1.7 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,685 ±479	93.0% ±2.7 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,264 ±473	7.0% ±2.6 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,943
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,982 ±345	57.4% ±4.1 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	397 ±157	5.7% ±2.2 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	910 ±314	13.1% ±4.5 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,417 ±333	20.4% ±4.7 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	237 ±166 · low precision	3.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,943
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,858 ±282	41.2% ±3.5 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,085 ±455	58.8% ±5.9 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,943
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,417 ±333	20.4% ±4.7 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,515 ±396	36.2% ±5.4 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,264 ±276	18.2% ±3.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,021 ±184	14.7% ±2.6 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	545 ±231	7.8% ±3.3 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	143 ±64	2.1% ±0.9 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	38 ±40 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	17,139 ±373	95.5% ±2.1 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	810 ±360	4.5% ±2.0 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,837
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	16,030 ±459	95.2% ±2.4 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	633 ±336 · low precision	3.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	46 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	4 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	63 ±74 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	61 ±84 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,305 ±422	10.9% ±3.5 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,075 ±487	25.6% ±4.0 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,458 ±429	20.5% ±3.5 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,030 ±291	8.6% ±2.4 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,627 ±398	21.9% ±3.2 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,517 ±292	12.6% ±2.4 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	15,370 ±582	86.1% ±3.2 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,479 ±537	8.3% ±3.0 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	455 ±181	2.5% ±1.0 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	535 ±307 · low precision	3.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.6% of Hernando residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 90.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hernando	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.6% ±2.5 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.2% ±3.5 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±2.1 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hernando . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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