Berne is home to 3,965 people in Indiana. The median age is 33.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $151,700. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $792 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,159, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Berne
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.7 → 33.6(−4.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.1% → 93.3%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate4.0% → 12.3%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Adams County
Berne's population equals 11% of Adams County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 23% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 19% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(26)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War28.6%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II14.3%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 119 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Berne, decade by decade
Berne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,559
$73,310
$124,324
19.2%
2.2
2000
4,150
$64,652
$141,178
17.8%
7.1
2010
3,999
$48,271
$134,219
19.6%
14.0
2020
4,173
$53,967
$152,838
21.6%
22.4
2024
3,965
$62,159
$151,700
25.8%
15.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
