Bayard

Population: 2,370
Median household income: $33,269
Median home value: $118,100

Bayard, a community in Grant County, New Mexico, has 2,370 residents. The median household income of $33,269 is below the Grant County median ($45,921).

From 2019 to 2023, Bayard's population declined 2.9% from 2,442 to 2,370, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $89,100 to $118,100.

62.8% of workers drive to work alone. 63.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,370
Median age: 24.6 yrs
Median household income: $33,269
Median home value: $118,100
Median gross rent: $653
Housing units: 1,151
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4422,370

Median household income

$36,892$33,269

Median home value

$89,100$118,100

Median gross rent

$636$653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,442	$36,892	$89,100	$636
2020	2,415	$52,798	$88,800	$576
2021	2,172	$36,958	$88,000	$625
2022	2,152	$34,699	$98,700	$666
2023	2,370	$33,269	$118,100	$653

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 2420.8%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 542.9%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	8.3%
5 to 17	512	21.6%
18 to 24	492	20.8%
25 to 34	137	5.8%
35 to 44	347	14.6%
45 to 54	69	2.9%
55 to 64	164	6.9%
65 to 74	296	12.5%
75 and over	156	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	495	20.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,875	79.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	12.7%
High school graduate	276	23.6%
Some college or associate's	483	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	161	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	101	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone62.8%

Carpooled30.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	389	62.8%
Carpooled	188	30.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	2.7%
Other means	7	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	216	35.9%
15 to 29 min	350	58.1%
30 to 44 min	29	4.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 31.6% (748 of 2,370)

	Count	Share
Family households	369	46.2%
Nonfamily households	429	53.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	69.3%
Vacant	353	30.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	510	63.9%
Renter-occupied	288	36.1%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other18.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	731	63.5%
1-unit, attached	15	1.3%
2 to 4 units	46	4.0%
5 to 19 units	108	9.4%
20 or more units	39	3.4%
Mobile home & other	212	18.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3506270
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7582, -108.1338