Bayard

Population: 1,509
Median household income: $61,818
Median home value: $107,900

Bayard, a community in Morrill County, Nebraska, has 1,509 residents. Its median household income of $61,818 runs in line with the Morrill County figure of $59,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bayard's population grew 41.4% from 1,067 to 1,509, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $74,700 to $107,900.

The median gross rent is $553. 22.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,509
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,818
Median home value: $107,900
Median gross rent: $553
Housing units: 628
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0671,509

Median household income

$41,711$61,818

Median home value

$74,700$107,900

Median gross rent

$597$553

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,067	$41,711	$74,700	$597
2020	1,319	$46,875	$88,800	$558
2021	1,271	$55,313	$90,300	$652
2022	1,435	$60,000	$95,600	$650
2023	1,509	$61,818	$107,900	$553

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	7.6%
5 to 17	262	17.4%
18 to 24	187	12.4%
25 to 34	151	10.0%
35 to 44	229	15.2%
45 to 54	188	12.5%
55 to 64	145	9.6%
65 to 74	104	6.9%
75 and over	129	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,110	73.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.6%
Asian	14	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	323	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	9.3%
High school graduate	305	32.2%
Some college or associate's	338	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	174	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	613	84.7%
Carpooled	37	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	8.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	295	44.4%
15 to 29 min	217	32.7%
30 to 44 min	78	11.7%
45 to 59 min	32	4.8%
60+ min	42	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 10.5% (155 of 1,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	382	69.7%
Nonfamily households	166	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	548	87.3%
Vacant	80	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	475	86.7%
Renter-occupied	73	13.3%

1-unit, detached88.9%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	558	88.9%
1-unit, attached	10	1.6%
2 to 4 units	23	3.7%
5 to 19 units	9	1.4%
20 or more units	18	2.9%
Mobile home & other	10	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3103285
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7572, -103.3230