COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bayard vs Cheyenne
PLACE A
Bayard, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Bayard is 100% smaller than Cheyenne. Cheyenne earns more, with a median household income $45,377 higher. Cheyenne has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -31%).
BAYARDCHEYENNEDIFFERENCE
Total population20966,507−100% vs Cheyenne
Population density6721,830−1,158
Population growth-30.7%9.5%−40.2 pts
Median age44.738.9+5.8
Male47.5%49.8%−2.4 pts
Female52.5%50.2%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%74.0%+23.0 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%16.8%−15.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other1.3%5.4%−4.1 pts
Median household income$33,462$78,839−$45,377
Per capita income$22,817$43,625−$20,808
Poverty rate32.4%8.7%+23.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%33.6%−22.4 pts
Graduate degree1.7%12.8%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.7%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation48.8%67.1%−18.2 pts
Median home value$73,200$333,700−$260,500
Median gross rent$690$1,118−$428
Owner-occupied86.4%67.1%+19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%5.1%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%45.9%−9.1 pts
Average commute32.516.0+16.5
Worked from home8.3%7.8%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.0%9.5%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025