Black HammockFL
Some 1,290 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is Black Hammock a good place to live?
Black Hammock’s best subject grades are an A for health and the outdoors and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 8.2% of residents are under 18 in Black Hammock, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On health, just 19 of Florida’s 777 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. 24% of the land in Black Hammock is conserved, above both the Florida town median (3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 70 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Lake Jesup Conservation Area, at 1,270 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Black Hammock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Black Hammock stand out
Where Black Hammock beats most towns.
1,290 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Black Hammock grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Black Hammock is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Black Hammock. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw25 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw25 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce HousePhoto credits
Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Black Hammock: who provides what
Black Hammock is unincorporated, so Seminole County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Black Hammock.
Black Hammock stands out in Florida and nationally, with fewer of its adults who get no exercise outside work
Four in five adults had a checkup this year in Black Hammock. The town beats the Florida average on 22 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults here: 13% report frequent mental distress, 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Black Hammock | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Black Hammock | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 16.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
Among adults 25 and older in Black Hammock, 25% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 35 to 64 are 56% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 8% of residents (20% statewide). Also worth knowing: the town’s midpoint age comes in at 59.9 years.
| Black Hammock | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 26% and 48% women
The Census survey reached too few of Black Hammock’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.9 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Black Hammock | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 46% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 54.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.2% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Black Hammock has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most people who work leave Black Hammock to do it: just 1% work in town. Its mean commuting time stands at 21 minutes. Jobs in Black Hammock grew by 133 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 351. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%.
| Black Hammock | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Open space protected for good: 23.5% of Black Hammock
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 6.0 miles of trail. The trail density for Black Hammock comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Jesup Conservation Area | 1.8 mi | 1,270 |
| 2. Black Hammock Wilderness Area | 0.4 mi | 687 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Black Hammock’s year
In Black Hammock, the peak summer temperature is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Black Hammock is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Since 1994, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Black Hammock. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of households in Black Hammock own their home than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Black Hammock
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Black Hammock
About 5 of every 100 Black Hammock residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
99% of working residents leave Black Hammock for work
Where Black Hammock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Black Hammock
Unincorporated community in Florida, United States
Black Hammock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Seminole County, Florida, United States on the southern shore of Lake Jesup. As of the 2020 census, Black Hammock had a population of 1,195.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 407
Questions about Black Hammock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Black Hammock, FL a good place to live?
Some 1,290 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is Black Hammock, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $297,000, 21% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.