Bernice vs Zena

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

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

Bernice has the higher population (380 vs 272 in Zena). Zena has the higher median household income ($50,556 vs $43,750 in Bernice). Since 2019, Zena's population has grown faster (+95.7% vs -6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bernice	Zena
Population	380	272
Median age	56.9 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$50,556
Median home value	$101,500	—
Median gross rent	$733	—
Housing units	317	113
Homeownership rate	86.4%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernice	Zena
Population	407 → 380 (-6.6%)	139 → 272 (+95.7%)
Median household income	$32,292 → $43,750 (+35.5%)	$24,688 → $50,556 (+104.8%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $101,500 (+38.5%)	$102,800 → $83,100 (-19.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $733 (+14.9%)	—

Bernice

Population

407380

Median household income

$32,292$43,750

Median home value

$73,300$101,500

Median gross rent

$638$733

Zena

Population

139272

Median household income

$24,688$50,556

Median home value

$102,800$83,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernice	Zena
Under 5	1.6%	14.3%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	15.8%
25 to 34	5.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	4.2%	4.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	19.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	17.1%	7.0%
75 and over	15.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernice	Zena
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.7%	4.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernice	Zena
No high school diploma	15.0%	25.0%
High school graduate	43.0%	12.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernice	Zena
Drove alone	80.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernice	Zena
1-unit, detached	63.1%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	48.7%

Poverty & households

	Bernice	Zena
Poverty rate	21.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	27	54
Median year structure built	1977	1998