COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bayard vs Perry
PLACE A
Bayard, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Perry, Oklahoma
Bayard is 95% smaller than Perry. Perry earns more, with a median household income $20,125 higher. Perry has grown faster since 2000 (-13% vs -31%).
BAYARDPERRYDIFFERENCE
Total population2094,448−95% vs Perry
Population density672652+20
Population growth-30.7%-12.5%−18.2 pts
Median age44.739.0+5.7
Male47.5%52.5%−5.0 pts
Female52.5%47.5%+5.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic97.0%89.8%+7.2 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%1.9%−0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.3%7.9%−6.5 pts
Median household income$33,462$53,587−$20,125
Per capita income$22,817$33,392−$10,575
Poverty rate32.4%13.1%+19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%18.2%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree1.7%5.5%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%1.4%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation48.8%59.3%−10.5 pts
Median home value$73,200$109,100−$35,900
Median gross rent$690$811−$121
Owner-occupied86.4%70.0%+16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%19.9%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%46.3%−9.4 pts
Average commute32.514.4+18.2
Worked from home8.3%3.1%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%5.3%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025