Bern vs St. Benedict

A side-by-side comparison of Bern and St. Benedict: population, income, housing, and more.

Bern and St. Benedict are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bern has the higher population (132 vs 59 in St. Benedict). Since 2019, Bern's population has grown faster (-22.4% vs -52.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bern	St. Benedict
Population	132	59
Median age	48.7 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	—
Median home value	$120,300	—
Housing units	82	16
Homeownership rate	85.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bern	St. Benedict
Population	170 → 132 (-22.4%)	124 → 59 (-52.4%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $61,944 (-15.3%)	—
Median home value	$73,000 → $120,300 (+64.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$625 → $758 (+21.3%)	—

Bern

Population

170132

Median household income

$73,125$61,944

Median home value

$73,000$120,300

Median gross rent

$625$758

St. Benedict

Population

12459

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bern	St. Benedict
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.8%	33.9%
18 to 24	26.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	27.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	39.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	0.0%
75 and over	9.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bern	St. Benedict
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	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	9.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bern	St. Benedict
No high school diploma	10.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	59.0%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bern	St. Benedict
Drove alone	65.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	26.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bern	St. Benedict
1-unit, detached	95.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bern	St. Benedict
Poverty rate	9.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.06	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1954	—