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Average household size in Hernando County
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
27 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2.49per household
+0.01
since 2023 ± 0.03 · margin of error
Regions of Florida · 2024
27 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.04
vs Florida
−0.02
Florida: 2.51 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Hernando County · Florida · United States
+0.04 since 2014
2.30
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Hernando County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Average household size · people per household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Hernando County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
2.49 · 2024
First value
2.44 · 2013
Highest
2.49 · 2024
Lowest
2.44 · 2013
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Hernando County | ± | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 2.49 | 0.03 | +0.01 | 2.51 | 2.53 |
| 2023estimate | 2.48 | 0.03 | +0.02 | 2.51 | 2.54 |
| 2022estimate | 2.46 | 0.02 | +0.02 | 2.53 | 2.57 |
| 2021estimate | 2.44 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 2.57 | 2.60 |
| 2020estimate | 2.46 | 0.03 | +0.02 | 2.62 | — |
| 2019estimate | 2.44 | 0.03 | −0.02 | 2.65 | — |
| 2018estimate | 2.46 | 0.04 | +0.01 | 2.65 | — |
| 2017estimate | 2.45 | 0.03 | −0.01 | 2.64 | — |
| 2016estimate | 2.46 | 0.03 | +0.01 | 2.64 | — |
| 2015estimate | 2.45 | 0.03 | ±0.00 | 2.63 | — |
| 2014estimate | 2.45 | 0.04 | +0.01 | 2.62 | — |
| 2013estimate | 2.44 | 0.04 | 2.61 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardee County | 3.32 | |
| 2 | Osceola County | 3.32 | |
| 3 | Miami-Dade County | 3.07 | |
| 4 | Hendry County | 3.07 | |
| 5 | Lafayette County | 3.04 | |
| 6 | Baker County | 2.99 | |
| 7 | Glades County | 2.99 | |
| 8 | Liberty County | 2.87 | |
| 9 | Clay County | 2.82 | |
| 10 | Okeechobee County | 2.82 | |
| 11 | Seminole County | 2.81 | |
| 12 | Polk County | 2.80 | |
| 13 | DeSoto County | 2.75 | |
| 14 | Suwannee County | 2.75 | |
| 15 | Calhoun County | 2.75 | |
| 16 | Orange County | 2.75 | |
| 17 | Broward County | 2.74 | |
| 18 | Bradford County | 2.71 | |
| 19 | Flagler County | 2.68 | |
| 20 | St. Lucie County | 2.67 | |
| 21 | Santa Rosa County | 2.66 | |
| 22 | St. Johns County | 2.65 | |
| 23 | Columbia County | 2.65 | |
| 24 | Hillsborough County | 2.63 | |
| 25 | Washington County | 2.63 | |
| … | |||
| 49 | Madison County | 2.47 | |
| 50 | Brevard County | 2.47 | |
| 51 | Taylor County | 2.47 | |
| 52 | Hernando County | 2.46 | |
| 53 | Walton County | 2.44 | |
| 54 | Jackson County | 2.44 | |
| 55 | Volusia County | 2.44 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016
What it means
How many people share an average home.
How it is calculated
Residents of households divided by the number of households.
People
Statistics: Hernando County
Population
222K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
181
2025
Median age
47.7
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
18.5%
2024
Residents 65 and over
26.4%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States