Bernice vs Marion

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

Bernice and Marion 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 661 in Marion). Marion has the higher median household income ($27,143 vs $24,278 in Bernice). Marion has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $90,300 in Bernice).

Population, income & housing

	Bernice	Marion
Population	1,170	661
Median age	45.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$24,278	$27,143
Median home value	$90,300	$127,500
Median gross rent	$680	$675
Housing units	647	408
Homeownership rate	66.0%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernice	Marion
Population	1,538 → 1,170 (-23.9%)	956 → 661 (-30.9%)
Median household income	$22,219 → $24,278 (+9.3%)	$37,292 → $27,143 (-27.2%)
Median home value	$59,800 → $90,300 (+51.0%)	$77,900 → $127,500 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$471 → $680 (+44.4%)	$411 → $675 (+64.2%)

Bernice

Population

1,5381,170

Median household income

$22,219$24,278

Median home value

$59,800$90,300

Median gross rent

$471$680

Marion

Population

956661

Median household income

$37,292$27,143

Median home value

$77,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$411$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernice	Marion
Under 5	7.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	19.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	4.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	1.7%
55 to 64	20.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	21.2%
75 and over	5.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernice	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	19.8%	24.5%
Black or African American	66.5%	62.6%
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	0.0%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernice	Marion
No high school diploma	16.0%	27.9%
High school graduate	51.9%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernice	Marion
Drove alone	79.3%	94.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	2.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernice	Marion
1-unit, detached	72.6%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	9.1%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Bernice	Marion
Poverty rate	24.3%	30.9%
Average household size	2.15	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1976	1977