According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Bernie was $35,417, and the median family income was $48,464. The unemployment rate was 10.2%. The per capita income was $16,639. About 20.4% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 24.4% of people under the age of 18 and 8.2% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> | According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Bernie was $35,417, and the median family income was $48,464. The unemployment rate was 10.2%. The per capita income was $16,639. About 20.4% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 24.4% of people under the age of 18 and 8.2% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> |