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Population (year 2000): 1,809. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,727 (-4.5% change)
Males: 803 (44.4%), Females: 1,006 (55.6%)
Union County
Zip code:
71222
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $20,602 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,300 (year 2000)
Races in Bernice:
- Black (56.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (35.8%)
- Hispanic (6.6%)
- Other race (5.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (8.5%), Irish (3.6%),
German (2.1%), English (1.7%), French (1.1%).
Elevation: 225 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bernice
- High school or higher: 62.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 13.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bernice town
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 42.5%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 13.1%
4.8% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+7.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Bernice:
- TRI WARD GENERAL HOSPITAL (409 1ST STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bernice:
- UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FARMERVILLE,
LA)
- HEALTH PARADIGM MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
RUSTON, LA)
- HEALTHSOUTH NORTH REHAB HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
RUSTON, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bernice:
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 73 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 85 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bernice:
- RUSTON RGNL (about 23 miles; RUSTON, LA; ID: RSN)
- UNION PARISH (about 24 miles; FARMERVILLE, LA; ID:
F87)
- HOMER MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; HOMER, LA; ID: 5F4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bernice:
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; RUSTON,
LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 46 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 48
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 75
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 79
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
Public primary/middle school in Bernice:
- BERNICE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location:
119 EIGHTH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
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