Bayard, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population

2,057

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

34.6%

9.52% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$34,477

3.63% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$117,700

0.339% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

561

9.37% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bayard, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.3% of the residents in Bayard, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bayard, NM was $117,700, and the homeownership rate was 59.8%.

Most people in Bayard, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Bayard, NM was 3 cars per household.

United States New Mexico Grant County, NM Silver City, NM Southwest New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Bayard, NM is home to a population of 2.06k people, from which 91.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.87% of Bayard, NM residents were born outside of the country (203 people).

In 2024, there were 2.15 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (949 people) in Bayard, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 442 White (Non-Hispanic) and 279 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.3% of Bayard, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bayard, NM was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bayard, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bayard, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
949 ± 378
White (Non-Hispanic)
442 ± 230
White (Hispanic)
279 ± 210

78.5%

Hispanic Population

1.62k people

78.5% of the people in Bayard, NM are hispanic (1.62k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bayard, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
124,411 ± 8,401 people
Philippines
6,498 ± 1,976 people
Germany
4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

Foreign-Born Population

9.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

203 people

6.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

152 people

As of 2024, 9.87% of Bayard, NM residents (203 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bayard, NM was 6.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bayard, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 41
Korea
32 ± 43
Vietnam
14 ± 30

Bayard, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bayard, NM.

Economy

The economy of Bayard, NM employs 561 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bayard, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (135 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (118 people), and Public Administration (68 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($108,056), Public Administration ($77,571), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,250).

Employment

Occupations

561

2024 Value

± 196

−9.37%

1 Year decline

± 52.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayard, NM declined at a rate of −9.37%, from 619 employees to 561 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bayard, NM, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (119 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (77 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (60 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bayard, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

561

2024 Value

± 196

−9.37%

1 Year decline

± 52.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayard, NM declined at a rate of −9.37%, from 619 employees to 561 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bayard, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (135 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (118 people), and Public Administration (68 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bayard, NM, though some of these residents may live in Bayard, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,809

Median earning men ± $17,224

$30,833

Median earning women ± $3,237

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($108,056) and Retail Trade ($41,005).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($46,481) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,871).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bayard, NM was $117,700 in 2024, which is 0.354 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $118,100 to $117,700, a 0.339% decrease. The homeownership rate in Bayard, NM is 59.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bayard, NM have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bayard, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$117,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$52,199

$450

Median Property Taxes

±$165

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bayard, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bayard, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.8%

Homeownership

2024

43.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.8% of the housing units in Bayard, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bayard, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$34,477

Median Household Income

± $9,859

753

Number of Households

± 222

In 2024, the median household income of the 753 households in Bayard, NM grew to $34,477 from the previous year's value of $33,269.

The following chart displays the households in Bayard, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bayard, NM is from New Mexico.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (49.9%)
Carpooled (44.7%)
Worked At Home (3.39%)

In 2024, 49.9% of workers in Bayard, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (44.7%) and those who worked at home (3.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bayard, NM have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Bayard, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bayard, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bayard, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bayard, NM have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bayard, NM (711 out of 2.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bayard, NM is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.5% of the population of Bayard, NM has health coverage, with 21% on employee plans, 55% on Medicaid, 7.39% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 25.8% between 18 and 34 years, 27.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.54%

Uninsured

21%

Employer Coverage

55%

Medicaid

7.39%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bayard, NM grew by 13.2% from 4.89% to 5.54%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bayard, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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