Bernice, LA Demographic Data
Bernice, LA Summary
Bernice is located in Union Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,619
- Area: 3.24 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 499.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 209.65 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bernice, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
747
55%
50.8
Male
608
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,355
323,128,000
Bernice, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
92
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
130
9.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
127
9.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
54
4.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
50
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
209
15.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
147
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
126
9.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
73
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
74
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
168
12.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
86
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
19
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
979
72.3%
77.2
Female
559
57.1%
51.3
Male
420
42.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
919
67.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
320
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
273
20.1%
15.2
Female
150
54.9%
55.8
Male
123
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Bernice, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,343
99.1%
96.8
White
362
26.7%
72.6
Black or African American
893
65.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
88
6.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
12
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
175
12.9%
17.8
Mexican
173
12.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
1
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,180
87.1%
82.2
Bernice, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
82
9.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
112
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
428
47.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
148
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
75
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34
3.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
23
2.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
194
21.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
708
78.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
57
6.3%
31.2
Bernice, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
391
38.9%
33.7%
Now Married
398
39.6%
47.5
Divorced
77
7.7%
11.0%
Separated
37
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
103
10.2
5.8%
Bernice, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,148
90.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
115
9.1%
21.6%
Spanish
115
9.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bernice, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
146
26.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
77
14.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
87
15.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
45
8.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
93
16.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
43
7.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
38
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
20
3.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
19,850
57,617
Per capita income
13,798
31,128
Bernice, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
40
10.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6
1.5%
9.8
Construction
27
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
112
28.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
1.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
98
24.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8
2.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
29
7.3%
4.6
Retail trade
54
13.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2
0.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
31
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
66
16.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
140
35.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
62
15.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
97
24.5%
18.1%
Bernice, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
396
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
354
89.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
29
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.3%
5.1
Walked
6
1.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
6
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
Bernice, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
127
23.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
230
41.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
138
25.1%
37.1
3 or more
54
9.8%
21.0
Bernice, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
549
76.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
309
56.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
240
43.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
168
23.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Bernice, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
717
1 room
12
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
71
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
184
25.7%
16.5
5 rooms
250
34.9%
19.8
6 rooms
146
20.4%
17.8
7 rooms
30
4.2%
12.0
8 rooms
11
1.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13
1.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bernice, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
717
1-unit, detached
455
63.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
13
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
5.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
57
7.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
28
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
114
15.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bernice, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14
2.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
34
4.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
100
13.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
120
16.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
162
22.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
158
22.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
94
13.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
20
2.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
1.4%
1.4%
Bernice, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
190
34.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
345
62.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
14
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bernice, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
97
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
3.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
5.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
10
10.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
79
81.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
52
56.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
9.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
12.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
20
21.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Bernice, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
185
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
2.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
50
27.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
131
70.8%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
55
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
345
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
30
16.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
5.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
13.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
5.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
1.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
107
57.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
55
0.0%
0.0%
Bernice, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
309
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
160
51.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
101
32.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10
3.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
8.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10
3.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
49,100
205,000