Bayard

Population: 311
Median household income: $30,179
Median home value: $78,500

Bayard, a community in Grant County, West Virginia, has 311 residents. At $30,179, its median household income sits below Grant County's $61,530.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bayard's population grew 43.3% from 217 to 311, while its median home value rose 15.4% from $68,000 to $78,500.

33.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.06 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 311
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $30,179
Median home value: $78,500
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 180
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

217311

Median household income

$37,000$30,179

Median home value

$68,000$78,500

Median gross rent

$638$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	217	$37,000	$68,000	$638
2020	241	$27,273	$56,300	$590
2021	254	$28,125	$66,000	$660
2022	263	$26,250	$73,000	$675
2023	311	$30,179	$78,500	$715

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	41	13.2%
18 to 24	21	6.8%
25 to 34	48	15.4%
35 to 44	53	17.0%
45 to 54	44	14.1%
55 to 64	48	15.4%
65 to 74	19	6.1%
75 and over	37	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	299	96.1%
Black or African American	7	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.6%
Two or more races	3	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate61.0%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	9.6%
High school graduate	152	61.0%
Some college or associate's	42	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	30	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	107	75.9%
Carpooled	19	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	10.3%
15 to 29 min	71	56.3%
30 to 44 min	25	19.8%
45 to 59 min	2	1.6%
60+ min	15	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 33.8% (105 of 311)

	Count	Share
Family households	64	42.4%
Nonfamily households	87	57.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	151	83.9%
Vacant	29	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128	84.8%
Renter-occupied	23	15.2%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	163	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5404924
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2711, -79.3662