St. Bernard TownshipNE
A town of 550, settled in 1879.
Is St. Bernard Township a good place to live?
St. Bernard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
550 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to St. Bernard Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Bernard Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in St. Bernard Township.
A job hub: St. Bernard Township has 1.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 367 commuters
In St. Bernard Township, the mean commuting time is 20 minutes, above the Nebraska town median (17 minutes) but below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most working residents leave St. Bernard Township for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, St. Bernard Township has lost 222 jobs, to 391 in 2023. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line locally.
| St. Bernard Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools St. Bernard Township’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Humphrey Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Attendance CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–K | Grades PK–K | 13 | – |
| Holy Family School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–11 | Grades PK–11 | 110 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
St. Bernard Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, St. Bernard Township sits above just over three quarters of U.S. communities. Expected losses in St. Bernard Township break down as 33% from inland flooding and 22% from hail. One declared disaster, in 2009, has brought federal aid to St. Bernard Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than Nebraska overall
For St. Bernard Township, the age of the median resident is 32.3 years. Children under 18 are 33% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (36% statewide). St. Bernard Township: just over a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 29%. It has grown 9.8% since 2020, to 550 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| St. Bernard Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.3 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 28% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| St. Bernard Township | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.6% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.3% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.7% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.5% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.4% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
St. Bernard Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 3 have a lower typical July afternoon high than St. Bernard Township. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 13° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. Bernard Township than in most of Nebraska or the rest of the country
The share of adults in St. Bernard Township who feel lonely: 27%. The town does better than the Nebraska average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| St. Bernard Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | St. Bernard Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 9.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about St. Bernard Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of St. Bernard Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 St. Bernard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Every workday, about 367 people come to St. Bernard Township for work
Where St. Bernard Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Bernard Township
Unincorporated community in Nebraska, U.S.
Saint Bernard is an unincorporated community in Platte County, Nebraska, United States.
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Questions about St. Bernard Township
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Is St. Bernard Township, NE a good place to live?
St. Bernard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.