COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bayard vs Scottsbluff
PLACE A
Bayard, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Bayard is 99% smaller than Scottsbluff. Scottsbluff earns more, with a median household income $22,897 higher. Scottsbluff has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -31%).
BAYARDSCOTTSBLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population20914,259−99% vs Scottsbluff
Population density6722,150−1,478
Population growth-30.7%-4.0%−26.7 pts
Median age44.738.8+5.9
Male47.5%46.6%+0.9 pts
Female52.5%53.4%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%64.9%+32.1 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%30.7%−29.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other1.3%3.5%−2.2 pts
Median household income$33,462$56,359−$22,897
Per capita income$22,817$37,223−$14,406
Poverty rate32.4%15.4%+17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%26.3%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree1.7%9.6%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.6%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation48.8%65.2%−16.3 pts
Median home value$73,200$137,700−$64,500
Median gross rent$690$966−$276
Owner-occupied86.4%59.4%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%7.0%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%50.9%−14.1 pts
Average commute32.512.5+20.0
Worked from home8.3%5.7%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%8.9%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025