Bernice is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 430 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bernice is the 296th largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some towns, Bernice isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bernice are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bernice is a town of service providers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bernice who work in management occupations (11.54%), office and administrative support (10.77%), and food service (9.23%). Also of interest is that Bernice has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Bernice telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Bernice is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bernice has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bernice has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bernice than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bernice may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Bernice doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Bernice with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.59% of adults in Bernice have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bernice in 2022 was $27,965, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,860 for a family of four. However, Bernice contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bernice is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bernice home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bernice residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bernice include Irish, German, English, French, and Dutch West Indian. The most common language spoken in Bernice is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
