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Population (year 2000): 6,812. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,890 (+45.2% change)
Males: 3,386 (49.7%), Females: 3,426 (50.3%)
DeSoto County
Zip code:
38632
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $43,217 (year 2000)
Median house value: $111,200 (year 2000)
Races in Hernando:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.2%)
- Black (21.5%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.6%), Irish (9.2%),
English (6.4%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish
(2.2%).
Elevation: 385 feet
Land area: 11.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hernando
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hernando city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 10.9%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,248 (+49.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hernando:
- BAPTIST HOSPITAL DESOTO (about 10 miles; SOUTHAVEN,
MS)
- PARKWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 14 miles;
OLIVE BRANCH, MS)
- NORTH OAK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
SENATOBIA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hernando:
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 15 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 37 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 45 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hernando:
- HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, INC (about 5 miles;
HERNANDO, MS; ID: H75)
- OLIVE BRANCH (about 18 miles; OLIVE BRANCH, MS; ID:
OLV)
- GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
ID: M01)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hernando:
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 27 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 45
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 85
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
Public high school in Hernando:
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,037;
Location: 805 DILWORTH LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hernando:
- HERNANDO ELEM (Students: 880; Location: 455
RILEY STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
- HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 872;
Location: 700 DILWORTH LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OAK GROVE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 766;
Location: 893 OAK GROVE ROAD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTER (Location:
2690 MAGNOLIA STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Hernando:
- FIRST REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,527,893; Location: 370 COMMERCE STREET, N. W.;
476,907 books; 19,302 audio materials; 20,704 video
materials; 1,170 serial subscriptions)
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