St. Bernice vs Universal

A side-by-side comparison of St. Bernice and Universal: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Bernice has the higher population (585 vs 273 in Universal). Universal has the higher median household income ($63,250 vs $43,788 in St. Bernice). St. Bernice has the higher median home value ($83,100 vs $70,500 in Universal).

Population, income & housing

	St. Bernice	Universal
Population	585	273
Median age	43.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,788	$63,250
Median home value	$83,100	$70,500
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	284	127
Homeownership rate	91.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Bernice	Universal
Population	463 → 585 (+26.3%)	325 → 273 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$43,393 → $43,788 (+0.9%)	$47,500 → $63,250 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$43,300 → $83,100 (+91.9%)	$56,100 → $70,500 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $866 (-3.8%)	—

St. Bernice

Population

463585

Median household income

$43,393$43,788

Median home value

$43,300$83,100

Median gross rent

$900$866

Universal

Population

325273

Median household income

$47,500$63,250

Median home value

$56,100$70,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Bernice	Universal
Under 5	1.9%	12.1%
5 to 17	28.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	6.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	20.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	1.9%	6.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	20.5%	8.8%
75 and over	8.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Bernice	Universal
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Bernice	Universal
No high school diploma	21.1%	10.2%
High school graduate	46.4%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Bernice	Universal
Drove alone	100.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Bernice	Universal
1-unit, detached	87.7%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Bernice	Universal
Poverty rate	4.3%	14.7%
Average household size	2.81	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1973	1951