Berne

Population: 3,906
Median household income: $59,413
Median home value: $145,600

Berne, a community in Adams County, Indiana, has 3,906 residents. At $59,413, its median household income sits below Adams County's $63,128.

From 2019 to 2023, Berne's population declined 7.8% from 4,235 to 3,906, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $101,000 to $145,600.

The median gross rent is $735. 23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,906
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,413
Median home value: $145,600
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 1,588
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2353,906

Median household income

$45,185$59,413

Median home value

$101,000$145,600

Median gross rent

$530$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,235	$45,185	$101,000	$530
2020	3,994	$44,526	$126,100	$604
2021	3,976	$60,227	$132,400	$677
2022	3,926	$55,223	$138,100	$789
2023	3,906	$59,413	$145,600	$735

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	218	5.6%
5 to 17	817	20.9%
18 to 24	280	7.2%
25 to 34	564	14.4%
35 to 44	401	10.3%
45 to 54	390	10.0%
55 to 64	469	12.0%
65 to 74	305	7.8%
75 and over	462	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,713	95.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate50.4%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	5.5%
High school graduate	1,307	50.4%
Some college or associate's	523	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	445	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	174	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,486	79.8%
Carpooled	150	8.1%
Public transit	13	0.7%
Walked	80	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	133	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,010	58.4%
15 to 29 min	434	25.1%
30 to 44 min	92	5.3%
45 to 59 min	108	6.2%
60+ min	85	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 10.7% (398 of 3,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	967	64.9%
Nonfamily households	522	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,489	93.8%
Vacant	99	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,045	70.2%
Renter-occupied	444	29.8%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,103	69.5%
1-unit, attached	43	2.7%
2 to 4 units	136	8.6%
5 to 19 units	104	6.5%
20 or more units	178	11.2%
Mobile home & other	24	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1804888
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6573, -84.9555