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Bayard, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Bayard is a Census city of 2,057 people across 0.95 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $34,477, 59.8 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 area0.95 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,164 plus or minus 484
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant 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
- Population2,057 plus or minus 460
- Median age34.0 plus or minus 8.0
- Population under 18575 plus or minus 192
- Share under 1828.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over382 plus or minus 157
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households753 plus or minus 183
- Family households325 plus or minus 102
- Share of households that are families43.2 percent
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$34,477 plus or minus $9,859
- Per capita income$23,032 plus or minus $5,105
- Civilian labor force643 plus or minus 194
- Employed561 plus or minus 185
- Unemployed82 plus or minus 58
- Unemployment rate12.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over1,145 plus or minus 236
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bayard
- Housing units1,134
- Occupied units753 plus or minus 183
- Vacant units381 plus or minus 114
- Vacancy rate33.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied450 plus or minus 149
- Renter occupied303 plus or minus 125
- Ownership rate59.8 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,700 plus or minus $52,199
- Median gross rent, monthly$716
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units726 plus or minus 172
- Share single family64.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more200 plus or minus 106
- Share in buildings of two or more17.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes208 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1969
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 commute542 plus or minus 186
- Commuting under 15 minutes148 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone49.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Carpooled44.7 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
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 number350019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/11(M)
The City of Bayard participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350019 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.
Grant County, not Bayard
Grant County context, not Bayard figures
- Establishments in Grant County533
- Covered employment, Grant County9,440
- Average annual pay, Grant County$54,413
Every figure in this section is published for Grant 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.
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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, New Mexico?
2,057, in 753 households. Bayard city covers 0.95 square miles of land, which is 2,164 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?
Grant 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?
$34,477. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,700. Median gross rent is $716 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 350019, 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 Grant 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.