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Bayard is a Census city of 398 people across 0.44 square miles of land, in Guthrie County. Median household income is $57,250, 74.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bayard
What Bayard is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land898 plus or minus 246
- County holding the largest share of its areaGuthrie County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bayard
How many people live in Bayard
- Population398 plus or minus 109
- Median age40.7 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18101 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over99 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over24.9 percent
- Households171 plus or minus 36
- Family households96 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bayard
- Median household income$57,250 plus or minus $14,966
- Per capita income$25,141
- Civilian labor force193 plus or minus 54
- Employed184 plus or minus 51
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over270 plus or minus 64
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bayard
- Housing units213 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units171 plus or minus 36
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate19.7 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate74.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,800 plus or minus $14,806
- Median gross rent, monthly$894
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units185 plus or minus 38
- Share single family86.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bayard gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute171 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes54 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more79 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.2 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Drove alone81.5 percent
- Carpooled15.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home1.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Bayard
- NFIP communityCity of Bayard
- NFIP community number190553
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/17(M)
The City of Bayard participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190553 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Guthrie County, not Bayard
Guthrie County context, not Bayard figures
- Establishments in Guthrie County313
- Covered employment, Guthrie County3,271
- Average annual pay, Guthrie County$54,155
- Housing units permitted, Guthrie County26
Every figure in this section is published for Guthrie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bayard.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bayard questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bayard, Iowa?
398, in 171 households. Bayard city covers 0.44 square miles of land, which is 898 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bayard in?
Guthrie County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bayard?
$57,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,800. Median gross rent is $894 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bayard in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bayard appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bayard, city of, community 190553, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bayard figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Guthrie County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bayard.
Is zoning published for Bayard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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