Because of many things, Hernando is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hernando really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hernando perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The population of Hernando is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.62% of adults in Hernando have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hernando in 2022 was $35,172, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,688 for a family of four. However, Hernando contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hernando is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hernando home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hernando residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hernando include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Hernando is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
