COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bayard vs Gering
PLACE A
Bayard, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Gering, Nebraska
Bayard is 98% smaller than Gering. Gering earns more, with a median household income $41,631 higher. Gering has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -31%).
BAYARDGERINGDIFFERENCE
Total population2098,535−98% vs Gering
Population density6721,538−866
Population growth-30.7%0.8%−31.4 pts
Median age44.735.8+8.9
Male47.5%49.8%−2.3 pts
Female52.5%50.2%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%68.7%+28.3 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%24.4%−22.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other1.3%4.5%−3.2 pts
Median household income$33,462$75,093−$41,631
Per capita income$22,817$38,166−$15,349
Poverty rate32.4%12.4%+20.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.412−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%32.6%−21.4 pts
Graduate degree1.7%12.0%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%0.6%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation48.8%65.3%−16.5 pts
Median home value$73,200$186,500−$113,300
Median gross rent$690$823−$133
Owner-occupied86.4%72.3%+14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%5.4%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%46.5%−9.6 pts
Average commute32.515.1+17.4
Worked from home8.3%3.0%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.0%11.5%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025