About Berne

Berne is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,146 people and just one neighborhood, Berne is the 613rd largest community in New York.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Berne is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Berne is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Berne who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.30%), teaching (7.32%), and sales jobs (7.22%).

Because of many things, Berne is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Berne a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Berne has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Berne's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Berne, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Berne is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Berne, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.85% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Berne is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Berne Information and Demographics

The education level of Berne citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.51% of adults in Berne have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Berne in 2000 was $20,077, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,308 for a family of four.

The people who call Berne home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Berne is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Berne include German, Italian, Irish, English, Dutch, French, Polish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Berne is English.