Bernard vs Centralia

A side-by-side comparison of Bernard and Centralia: population, income, housing, and more.

Bernard and Centralia are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Centralia has the higher population (125 vs 101 in Bernard). Centralia has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $63,750 in Bernard). Centralia has the higher median home value ($230,000 vs $165,600 in Bernard).

Population, income & housing

	Bernard	Centralia
Population	101	125
Median age	29.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$73,750
Median home value	$165,600	$230,000
Median gross rent	—	$975
Housing units	46	47
Homeownership rate	97.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernard	Centralia
Population	159 → 101 (-36.5%)	123 → 125 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$51,667 → $63,750 (+23.4%)	$58,750 → $73,750 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $165,600 (+51.1%)	$173,400 → $230,000 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $650 (+7.4%)	$742 → $975 (+31.4%)

Bernard

Population

159101

Median household income

$51,667$63,750

Median home value

$109,600$165,600

Median gross rent

$605$650

Centralia

Population

123125

Median household income

$58,750$73,750

Median home value

$173,400$230,000

Median gross rent

$742$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernard	Centralia
Under 5	7.9%	9.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	23.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	32.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	3.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	5.0%	16.0%
75 and over	5.0%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernard	Centralia
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	100.0%
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	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernard	Centralia
No high school diploma	1.3%	2.7%
High school graduate	42.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernard	Centralia
Drove alone	85.3%	88.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernard	Centralia
1-unit, detached	87.0%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Bernard	Centralia
Poverty rate	5.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1949	1975