COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bern vs Beatrice
PLACE A
Bern, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Beatrice, Alabama
Bern is 17% smaller than Beatrice. Bern earns more, with a median household income $25,208 higher. Bern has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -32%).
BERNBEATRICEDIFFERENCE
Total population161194−17% vs Beatrice
Population density567143+424
Population growth-3.0%-32.2%+29.2 pts
Median age50.540.6+9.9
Male50.7%35.7%+15.0 pts
Female49.3%64.3%−15.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.3%26.4%+72.9 pts
Black0.0%73.6%−73.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Median household income$62,500$37,292+$25,208
Per capita income$38,817$24,020+$14,797
Poverty rate5.1%7.1%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.506−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%16.4%+9.1 pts
Graduate degree8.8%8.2%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation73.9%35.4%+38.5 pts
Median home value$127,300$80,800+$46,500
Median gross rent$567$608−$41
Owner-occupied88.2%87.3%+0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%42.2%−31.7 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%0.0%+12.5 pts
Average commute25.49.5+15.9
Worked from home3.0%22.0%−19.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%3.3%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025