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Population (year 2000): 7,264. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,637 (+5.1% change)
Males: 3,232 (44.5%), Females: 4,032 (55.5%)
Hernando County
Zip codes:
34601,
34602,
34609,
34610,
34613,
34614.
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $25,489 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,700 (year 2000)
Races in Brooksville:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- Black (21.3%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (13.8%), German (13.4%),
English (11.1%), United States (7.5%), French (3.7%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 209 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brooksville
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brooksville city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 16.6%
- Divorced: 13.3%
4.1% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 1.0%
North America, 0.9% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -325 (-4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Brooksville:
- BROOKSVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (55 PONCE DE
LEON BLVD BOX 37)
- SPRINGBROOK HOSPITAL (7007 GROVE RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brooksville:
- SPRING HILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
SPRING HILL, FL)
- OAK HILL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SPRING HILL, FL)
- CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; INVERNESS,
FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brooksville:
- TAMPA INTL (about 42 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPA)
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 44 miles; OCALA,
FL; ID: OCF)
- LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 47 miles; LAKELAND, FL;
ID: LAL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brooksville:
- HERNANDO COUNTY (about 8 miles; BROOKSVILLE, FL; ID:
BKV)
- PILOT COUNTRY (about 18 miles; BROOKSVILLE, FL; ID:
X05)
- INVERNESS (about 19 miles; INVERNESS, FL; ID: X40)
Amtrak stations near Brooksville:
- 17 miles: SPRING HILL (2109 COMMERCIAL WAY) - Bus
Station
- 20 miles: DADE CITY (E. MERIDIAN AVE. AT HWY 98
BYP.). Services: public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brooksville:
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ST LEO, FL;
Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
- PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 34 miles; TAMPA,
FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 43 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,963)
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
Public high schools in Brooksville:
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,785;
Location: 14075 KEN AUSTIN PARKWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,242;
Location: 700 BELL AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH (Students: 1,097;
Location: 4057 CALIFORNIA STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Brooksville:
- HERNANDO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 363;
Location: 7200 EMERSON RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Brooksville:
- WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,310;
Location: 14325 KEN AUSTIN PARKWAY; Grades: 06 - 12)
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,238;
Location: 4100 BARCLAY AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,031;
Location: 19220 YOUTH DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,000; Location: 14411 KEN AUSTIN PARKWAY; Grades: PK -
05)
- BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 845;
Location: 885 N BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 800;
Location: 4135 CALIFORNIA STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 691;
Location: 7175 EMERSON ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 666;
Location: 27151 ROPER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- STAR EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 65;
Location: 1036 VARSITY DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 12)
- MID FL. CHILDREN HEAD START (Location: 840
ST. FRANCIS STREET; Grades: N - N )
Private primary/middle schools in Brooksville:
- METHODIST SCHOOL CENTER (Students: 209;
Location: 109 S BROAD ST; Grades: PK - 5)
- EDEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 89;
Location: 22308 LAKE LINDSEY ROAD; Grades: PK - 2)
- SONSHINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 83;
Location: 1240 W JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Brooksville:
- HERNANDO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
(Operating income: $2,164,908; Location: 238 HOWELL AVE;
219,366 books; 2,955 audio materials; 5,474 video
materials; 463 serial subscriptions)
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