Bernice vs Downsville

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

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

Bernice has the higher population (1,170 vs 136 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($111,071 vs $24,278 in Bernice). Downsville has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $90,300 in Bernice).

Population, income & housing

	Bernice	Downsville
Population	1,170	136
Median age	45.1 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$24,278	$111,071
Median home value	$90,300	$280,000
Median gross rent	$680	$875
Housing units	647	46
Homeownership rate	66.0%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernice	Downsville
Population	1,538 → 1,170 (-23.9%)	109 → 136 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$22,219 → $24,278 (+9.3%)	$116,250 → $111,071 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$59,800 → $90,300 (+51.0%)	$211,700 → $280,000 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$471 → $680 (+44.4%)	$579 → $875 (+51.1%)

Bernice

Population

1,5381,170

Median household income

$22,219$24,278

Median home value

$59,800$90,300

Median gross rent

$471$680

Downsville

Population

109136

Median household income

$116,250$111,071

Median home value

$211,700$280,000

Median gross rent

$579$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernice	Downsville
Under 5	7.1%	19.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	6.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	25.0%
55 to 64	20.5%	1.5%
65 to 74	11.3%	4.4%
75 and over	5.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernice	Downsville
White (non-Hispanic)	19.8%	72.8%
Black or African American	66.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernice	Downsville
No high school diploma	16.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	51.9%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernice	Downsville
Drove alone	79.3%	68.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	15.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernice	Downsville
1-unit, detached	72.6%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bernice	Downsville
Poverty rate	24.3%	26.5%
Average household size	2.15	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1976	1960