| Official Name: | High Point, Hernando County, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hernando |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3873 |
| Population Density Km2: | 301.40 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 780.69 |
| Elevation Ft: | 70 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-30494 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402582 |
High Point is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,686 at the 2010 census.[2]
High Point is in west-central Hernando County at 28.5442°N -82.5265°W.[3] It is bordered to the north and west by North Weeki Wachee, to the east by Brookridge, and to the south, across State Road 50, by Spring Hill. SR 50 leads east 8miles to Brooksville, the Hernando County seat, and west 4miles to its terminus at U.S. Route 19 in Weeki Wachee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the High Point CDP has a total area of 12.9km2, of which 0.05km2, or 0.40%, are water.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,973 people, 1,514 households, and 944 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1011.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,843 housing units at an average density of 627sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.45% White, 0.13% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.
There were 1,514 households, out of which 10.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.44.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 10.9% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 12.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 53.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,434, and the median income for a family was $30,865. Males had a median income of $27,955 versus $23,588 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,051. About 4.0% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.