North Weeki Wachee, Florida

North Weeki Wachee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Weeki Wachee had a population of 9,131.

Geography

North Weeki Wachee is located in west-central Hernando County. It is bordered to the south by the communities of High Point, Spring Hill, and Weeki Wachee. U.S. Route 19 passes through the community, leading north to Homosassa Springs and south to Hudson. State Road 50 runs along part of the southern edge of North Weeki Wachee, leading east to Brooksville, the Hernando County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.76%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, North Weeki Wachee had a population of 9,131. The median age was 57.4 years. 13.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 36.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.7 males age 18 and over.

98.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,032 households in North Weeki Wachee, of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.4% were married-couple households, 16.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.