Bern, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 204. Estimated population in July 2024: 200 (-2.0% change)
Males: 98 (48.0%), Females: 106 (52.0%)
Nemaha County
Zip code: 66408
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $40,417
Median house value: $34,300
Population by Race
Races in Bern:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
Ancestries: German (50.5%), Swiss (21.6%), Irish (5.4%), United States (4.4%), Swedish (3.4%), English (2.0%).
Elevation: 1281 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bern
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.2%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bern city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 14.6%
- Divorced: 5.3%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+3.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bern:
- NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SENECA, KS)
- SABETHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SABETHA, KS)
- PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PAWNEE CITY, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bern:
- FORBES FIELD (about 74 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 75 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 76 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bern:
- SENECA MUNI (about 13 miles; SENECA, KS; Abbreviation: 62K)
- SABETHA MUNI (about 15 miles; SABETHA, KS; Abbreviation: K83)
- PAWNEE CITY MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; PAWNEE CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 50K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bern:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 65 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
Schools
Public high school in Bern:
- BERN HIGH (Students: 69; Location: 416 JILSON STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bern:
- BERN ELEM (Students: 60; Location: 416 JILSON ST; Grades: KG – 06)