| Official Name: | Spring Lake, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hernando |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.30 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.33 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 465 |
| Population Density Km2: | 53.92 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 139.64 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 28.4886°N -82.3083°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 310 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-68375[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0291557[3] |
Spring Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 458 at the 2010 census,[4] up from 327 at the 2000 census.
Spring Lake is located in eastern Hernando County at 28.4886°N -82.3083°W (28.488630, -82.308437).[5] It is bordered to the north by Hill 'n Dale. It is 8miles southeast of Brooksville, the county seat.
Spring Lake contains rolling hills ranging in elevation from 120ft to 280ft.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.9km2, of which 8.6km2 are land and 0.3km2, or 3.35%, are water.[4]
At the 2010 census, there were 458 people, 188 households and 149 families residing in the CDP. There were 211 total housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.9% White, 0.2% Black, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.4% some other race, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population.[6]
There were 188 households, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were headed by married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.70.[6]
18.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% were from 18 to 24, 17.7% were from 25 to 44, 37.4% were from 45 to 64, and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.[6]
For the period 2011-15, the estimated median household income was $50,880 and the median family income was $55,950. The per capita income was $38,180. 9.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were living below the poverty line.[7]