Bernice vs Spearsville

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

Bernice and Spearsville 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 165 in Spearsville). Spearsville has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $24,278 in Bernice). Bernice has the higher median home value ($90,300 vs $85,000 in Spearsville).

Population, income & housing

	Bernice	Spearsville
Population	1,170	165
Median age	45.1 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$24,278	$50,938
Median home value	$90,300	$85,000
Median gross rent	$680	—
Housing units	647	98
Homeownership rate	66.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernice	Spearsville
Population	1,538 → 1,170 (-23.9%)	164 → 165 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$22,219 → $24,278 (+9.3%)	$42,656 → $50,938 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$59,800 → $90,300 (+51.0%)	$58,600 → $85,000 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$471 → $680 (+44.4%)	—

Bernice

Population

1,5381,170

Median household income

$22,219$24,278

Median home value

$59,800$90,300

Median gross rent

$471$680

Spearsville

Population

164165

Median household income

$42,656$50,938

Median home value

$58,600$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernice	Spearsville
Under 5	7.1%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	23.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.4%
55 to 64	20.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	13.3%
75 and over	5.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernice	Spearsville
White (non-Hispanic)	19.8%	80.0%
Black or African American	66.5%	10.3%
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%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernice	Spearsville
No high school diploma	16.0%	0.7%
High school graduate	51.9%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernice	Spearsville
Drove alone	79.3%	69.9%
Carpooled	11.4%	17.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernice	Spearsville
1-unit, detached	72.6%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Bernice	Spearsville
Poverty rate	24.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.15	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	20	49
Median year structure built	1976	1972