Bernice, LA Population

Overview

1,182

Total Population

47.2

Median age

52.45%

Female population %

90.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

195

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bernice's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bernice is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bernice's population under 18 was 25.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bernice's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bernice, 21.49% were under the age of 15, 13.28% aged 15 to 29, 51.52% aged 30 to 64, 13.28% aged 65 to 84, and 0.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Bernice:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.45% females and 47.55% males in Bernice, LA.
The Bernice, LA gender ratio is 90.6:100 i.e. 90.6 men to 100 women (0.906).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 91.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 118.

Bernice's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bernice population: 34.43% are White, 61.34% are Black or African American, 3.72% are some other race and 0.51% are multiracial.
Bernice's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 195 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 987 (83.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bernice is Black or African American with a population of 725 (61.34% of the total population).

Bernice's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,803 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bernice's population decreased by 106 (5.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bernice's population decreased by 342 (20.15%), 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, Bernice's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,319.