According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Bernie was $37,596, and the median family income was $55,972. The unemployment rate was 2.0%. The per capita income was $21,773. About 14.9% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 12.5% of people under the age of 18 and 17.6% 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 $37,596, and the median family income was $55,972. The unemployment rate was 2.0%. The per capita income was $21,773. About 14.9% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 12.5% of people under the age of 18 and 17.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> |