Berne vs Preble

A side-by-side comparison of Berne and Preble: population, income, housing, and more.

Berne and Preble are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berne has the higher population (3,906 vs 117 in Preble). Since 2019, Preble's population has grown faster (+80.0% vs -7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Berne	Preble
Population	3,906	117
Median age	38.9 yrs	13.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,413	—
Median home value	$145,600	—
Median gross rent	$735	—
Housing units	1,588	19
Homeownership rate	70.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berne	Preble
Population	4,235 → 3,906 (-7.8%)	65 → 117 (+80.0%)
Median household income	$45,185 → $59,413 (+31.5%)	—
Median home value	$101,000 → $145,600 (+44.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$530 → $735 (+38.7%)	—

Berne

Population

4,2353,906

Median household income

$45,185$59,413

Median home value

$101,000$145,600

Median gross rent

$530$735

Preble

Population

65117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berne	Preble
Under 5	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.9%	73.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	26.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	0.0%
75 and over	11.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berne	Preble
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berne	Preble
No high school diploma	5.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.4%	64.5%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berne	Preble
Drove alone	79.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berne	Preble
1-unit, detached	69.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berne	Preble
Poverty rate	10.7%	34.2%
Average household size	2.48	6.16
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1974	—