TABLE 1.69   HERNANDO COUNTY SEASONAL POPULATION ESTIMATES*

PEAK POPULATION:   FOR 3.5 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR:
TYPICAL DAY DEC TO MAR

ESTIMATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS ON 9/1/2005:

155,459

SEASONAL RESIDENTS OF 1 TO 6 MONTHS: AVERAGE = 3.5 MONTHS
2000 CENSUS REPORTED 3,566 OF 62,727 DWELLING UNITS (DU) WERE FOR SEASONAL USE. 3,566/62,727 = .0568495

9/1/2005 TOTAL DU:  73,962 X .0568495 = 4,205 SEASONAL UNITS
4,205 SEASONAL UNITS x 2.32 PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD =

9,756

MOTEL TYPE VISITORS: FOR EXAMPLE A 3-DAY VISIT

655 UNITS x 1.75 PERSONS PER UNIT =

1,146

VISITORS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS: TO PERMANENT RESIDENTS
FOR EXAMPLE: 2 VISITS PER YEAR OF 1 WEEK TO EACH RESIDENT AND 1 OF THE 2 VISITS OCCURS DURING DECEMBER TO MARCH

155,459 DIVIDED BY 15 WEEKS =

10,364

TOTAL PEAK POPULATION:

176,725

EQUIVALENT PERMANENT POPULATION:
TYPICAL DAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

ESTIMATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS ON 9/1/2005

155,459

SEASONAL RESIDENTS (SEE ABOVE)
4,205 SEASONAL UNITS x 2.32 PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD = 9,756
9,756 PERSONS STAYING 3.5 MONTHS = 34,146 "PEOPLE MONTHS"

34,146/12 MONTHS = EQUIVALENT PERMANENT RESIDENTS

2,846

MOTEL TYPE VISITORS: FOR EXAMPLE A 3-DAY VISIT
655 UNITS x 1.75 PERSONS PER UNIT = 1,146 VISITORS

WITH 60% MOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE 1,146 x .6 =

688

VISITORS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS: TO PERMANENT RESIDENTS
FOR EXAMPLE: 2 VISITS PER YEAR OF 1 WEEK TO EACH RESIDENT OR
155,459 x 2 = 310,918 VISITS

310,918 VISITS DIVIDED BY 52 WEEKS =

5,979

TOTAL EQUIVALENT POPULATION:

164,971

* Based upon Census 2000                                                                              r:\plan\davidm\excel\stat0506\stat169.xls