COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bayard vs Sterling
PLACE A
Bayard, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Bayard is 69% smaller than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $34,519 higher. Sterling has grown faster since 2000 (-16% vs -31%).
BAYARDSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population209674−69% vs Sterling
Population density672820−148
Population growth-30.7%-15.8%−14.9 pts
Median age44.740.2+4.5
Male47.5%45.1%+2.4 pts
Female52.5%54.9%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%88.0%+9.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%3.2%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.3%5.2%−3.9 pts
Median household income$33,462$67,981−$34,519
Per capita income$22,817$36,630−$13,813
Poverty rate32.4%14.0%+18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%11.9%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree1.7%4.2%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation48.8%41.9%+7.0 pts
Median home value$73,200$131,900−$58,700
Median gross rent$690$604+$86
Owner-occupied86.4%74.1%+12.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%10.4%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%57.7%−20.9 pts
Average commute32.527.2+5.3
Worked from home8.3%2.4%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%10.1%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025