COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bern vs Manhattan
PLACE A
Bern, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Manhattan, Illinois
Bern is 99% smaller than Manhattan. Manhattan earns more, with a median household income $66,022 higher. Manhattan has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs -3%).
BERNMANHATTANDIFFERENCE
Total population16110,943−99% vs Manhattan
Population density5671,621−1,054
Population growth-3.0%33.1%−36.1 pts
Median age50.532.8+17.7
Male50.7%47.5%+3.2 pts
Female49.3%52.5%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.3%80.0%+19.2 pts
Black0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.7%7.1%−6.4 pts
Median household income$62,500$128,522−$66,022
Per capita income$38,817$47,385−$8,568
Poverty rate5.1%4.2%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.369−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%35.0%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree8.8%11.2%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation73.9%76.6%−2.7 pts
Median home value$127,300$332,600−$205,300
Median gross rent$567$1,213−$646
Owner-occupied88.2%88.3%−0.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%2.3%+8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%54.9%−42.4 pts
Average commute25.437.5−12.1
Worked from home3.0%11.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%2.0%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025