Overview
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Total Population
56.5
Median age
48.54%
Female population %
106:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
80.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bern's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bern is 56.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Bern's population under 18 was 15.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Bern's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Bern, 13.59% were under the age of 15, 17.48% aged 15 to 29, 37.86% aged 30 to 64, 31.07% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 3 less females than males in Bern:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.54% females and 51.46% males in Bern, KS.
- The Bern, KS gender ratio is 106:100 i.e. 106 men to 100 women (1.060).
- For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 9.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 12.
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Race / Ethnicity
Bern's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bern population: 87.38% are White and 12.62% are multiracial.
- Bern's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 103 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Bern is White with a population of 9 (87.38% of the total population).
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Year by year
Bern's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 205 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Bern's population decreased by 40 (19.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Bern's population decreased by 1 (0.61%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bern's population was lowest in year 2022 at 161.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)