Bernard, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

112

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

4.03% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.46%

24.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,250

11.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$169,200

Economy

The economy of Bernard, IA employs 66 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bernard, IA were Educational Services (10 people), Construction (9 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($125,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($71,563), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,563).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 59

1.54%

1 Year growth

± 127%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bernard, IA grew at a rate of 1.54%, from 65 employees to 66 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bernard, IA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (9 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8 people), and Transportation Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bernard, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 59

1.54%

1 Year growth

± 127%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bernard, IA grew at a rate of 1.54%, from 65 employees to 66 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bernard, IA, are Educational Services (10 people), Construction (9 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bernard, IA, though some of these residents may live in Bernard, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,094

Median earning men ± $20,980

$44,583

Median earning women ± $30,051

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($125,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,563), and Manufacturing ($65,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,063) and Retail Trade ($23,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bernard, IA was $169,200 in 2024, which is 0.509 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $165,600 to $169,200, a 2.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Bernard, IA is 94.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bernard, IA have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bernard, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,012

$49

Median Property Taxes

±$29

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bernard, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bernard, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

94.2%

Homeownership

2024

23.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 94.2% of the housing units in Bernard, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 97.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bernard, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,250

Median Household Income

± $55,964

Number of Households

± 28

In 2024, the median household income of the 52 households in Bernard, IA grew to $71,250 from the previous year's value of $63,750.

The following chart displays the households in Bernard, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bernard, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Carpooled (10%)
Walked (5.71%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Bernard, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who walked to work (5.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bernard, IA have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.94% of the workforce in Bernard, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bernard, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bernard, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bernard, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bernard, IA (5 out of 112 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bernard, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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