Housing data for ZIP code 34442

Name: Housing in ZIP code 34442, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 34442 has an estimated 17,281 residents and 10,347 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Hernando, Citrus County.

12.9% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $995 (±$215) a month.

The median home value is $338,600 (±$25,185).

The median household income is $57,259 (±$9,324) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 17,281 (±1,082)
Median gross rent: $995
Median home value: $338,600
Households that rent: 12.9%

How ZIP code 34442 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 34442	Hernando	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Residents	17,281 (±1,082)	9,299	162,472	22,416,077	334,922,499
Housing units	10,347 (±730)	5,796	84,929	10,256,470	143,775,355
Households that rent	12.9% (±3.2 points)	15.0%	14.8%	32.4%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$995 (±$215)	$964	$1,107	$1,669	$1,413
Median home value	$338,600 (±$25,185)	$209,700	$245,500	$359,000	$332,700
Median household income	$57,259 (±$9,324)	$43,076	$56,546	$74,568	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,082 (±$259)	$1,172	$1,430	$2,730	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	62.7% (±19.8 points)	77.5%	56.0%	60.0%	51.1%
Built before 1980	21.5% (±4.4 points)	36.3%	25.1%	33.9%	49.7%
Average commute	26.4 minutes (±2.6)	31.6 minutes	27.8 minutes	28.0 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	89.8% (±3.0 points)	87.8%	90.9%	91.6%	91.0%
Median age of residents	65.0 years (±1.9)	59.9 years	56.9 years	42.6 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 34442, median gross rent is not measurably different from Citrus County ($1,107).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 34442 is not measurably different from Hernando as a whole ($964).

Its median home value is higher than in Hernando as a whole ($209,700).

Among the 13 ZIP codes in Citrus County with a published estimate, ZIP 34442 ranks 9 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 13 ZIP codes in Citrus County with a published estimate, ZIP 34442 ranks 1 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 13 ZIP codes in Citrus County with a published estimate, ZIP 34442 ranks 7 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 34442

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	1.9% (±3.2 points)	7.1%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	48.4% (±19.2 points)	34.1%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.5% (±15.0 points)	39.4%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	11.8% (±9.2 points)	12.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.5% (±2.7 points)	3.3%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.0% (±6.6 points)	2.7%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.8% (±3.0 points)	1.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 48.4% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 34442

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
1 bedroom	$738 (±$445)
2 bedrooms	$952 (±$234)
3 bedrooms	$1,401 (±$148)

Rent burden in ZIP code 34442

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	2.8% (±3.4 points)	8.8%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±5.5 points)	11.0%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.7% (±7.0 points)	12.4%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	23.8% (±14.4 points)	11.8%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.7% (±12.8 points)	9.5%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	43.0% (±15.1 points)	46.5%	50.2%	41.9%

62.7% (±19.8 points) of renting households in ZIP code 34442 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 34442

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Less than $50,000	5.4% (±1.8 points)	7.7%	4.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	6.4% (±2.2 points)	7.6%	4.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	6.2% (±2.4 points)	7.9%	4.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	10.7% (±2.5 points)	13.3%	6.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	15.0% (±3.0 points)	25.6%	17.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	36.3% (±4.5 points)	27.2%	34.5%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	18.5% (±3.3 points)	9.4%	21.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.5% (±1.3 points)	1.3%	5.9%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 34442

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Single-family, detached	66.4% (±3.5 points)	69.8%	54.7%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.7% (±0.7 points)	2.9%	6.7%	6.2%
2 units	0.4% (±0.6 points)	1.3%	2.0%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.5%	3.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.3% (±1.4 points)	1.2%	4.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.9% (±1.3 points)	0.5%	5.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.4% (±1.3 points)	1.3%	14.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	24.4% (±3.4 points)	21.1%	8.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.3% (±0.3 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 34442 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
2020 or later	3.7% (±1.2 points)	3.1%	3.2%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	12.4% (±2.9 points)	8.5%	11.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	27.4% (±4.2 points)	20.0%	18.1%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	17.4% (±3.4 points)	17.7%	14.6%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	17.6% (±3.6 points)	25.6%	19.0%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	14.7% (±3.7 points)	17.4%	15.8%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	4.0% (±1.9 points)	4.7%	8.0%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	1.8% (±1.1 points)	2.1%	6.5%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.9% (±1.1 points)	0.5%	1.7%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.4%	1.9%	11.7%

21.5% of the homes in ZIP code 34442 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 34442

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	5.6% (±2.7 points)	1.6%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	90.9% (±3.1 points)	94.4%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.9% (±1.2 points)	1.5%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.4%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±0.5 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.6% (±0.6 points)	1.5%	2.4%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 34442 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 34442	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Drove alone	72.3% (±5.2 points)	74.4%	70.2%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.2% (±3.4 points)	8.4%	9.2%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.3%	1.2%	3.2%
Walked	0.5% (±0.8 points)	1.1%	1.4%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	4.2% (±2.7 points)	2.2%	2.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	16.9% (±4.4 points)	13.6%	15.7%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 34442 take an average of 26.4 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 34442

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Hernando	70%	$964	15.0%
Citrus Hills	20%	$1,527	8.1%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 34442

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
34453	3.6 mi	$980	$224,300	$57,568	19.3%
34445	4.3 mi	—	—	—	0.0%
34434	6.1 mi	$1,361	$238,400	$68,939	12.4%
34465	6.6 mi	$1,227	$256,400	$54,869	18.4%
34450	9.4 mi	$1,016	$236,100	$48,763	15.8%
34461	9.6 mi	$1,514	$312,900	$63,418	10.7%
34432	10.0 mi	$1,006	$248,300	$50,446	14.3%
34433	10 mi	$1,260	$239,400	$58,946	15.6%

ZIP code 34442 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 34442: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 34442

What is the median rent in ZIP code 34442?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 34442 is $995 (±$215) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 34442?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 34442 is $338,600 (±$25,185) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 34442?

The median household income in ZIP code 34442 is $57,259 (±$9,324) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 34442 in?

Most of ZIP code 34442’s land lies in Hernando; it also covers Citrus Hills.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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