Bernice is home to 1,355 people in Louisiana. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 57%. That sits in the bottom 9% of US cities for household income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $80,300. The poverty rate is 28.1%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $26,399, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% 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 Bernice
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.0% → 7.8%(−3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population1,543 → 1,355(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share1.0% → 20.1%(+19.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era63.6%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 33 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
Bernice, decade by decade
Bernice 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
1,543
$33,563
$84,962
11.0%
60.9
2000
1,809
$37,530
$79,788
11.6%
68.2
2010
1,689
$36,527
$102,426
12.5%
66.9
2020
1,356
$26,159
$91,145
9.6%
72.2
2024
1,355
$26,399
$80,300
7.8%
67.8
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.
