Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.0324. This is significantly better than average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.8. This is better than average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 5.00. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 38.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bayard and their reported violations in the past:
BAYARD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2591, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-17-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.1%
(4.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 21.7% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | New Mexico: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.4% | | Whole state: | 60.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bayard, NM
Bayard compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bayard (2011 data):
- AmBank: Bayard Branch at 1401 Tom Foy Blvd, branch established on 2002/04/30. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $119.6 mil, Deposits: $101.6 mil, headquarters in Silver City, NM, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Artesia Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (94%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County New Mexico:
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Religion statistics for Bayard (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 88.60%
| Here |  | 88.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 79.0% | 7.7% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| Congregations | 22.6% | 13.2% | 11.3% | 5.7% | 9.4% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| Congregations | 9.4% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 20.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Here: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Grant County: | 0.67 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | This county: | 4.72 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Grant County: | 8.08 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Grant County: | 7.3% | | State: | 6.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.1% | | New Mexico: | 11.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $14,305 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,039 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $13,483 | $32,359 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $587 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,369 | $28,428 | 2 | $2,168 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $15,976 | $27,387 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,063 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $31,828 | $29,380 | 21 | $20,162 |
Bayard government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $215,000 ($92.67)
Sewerage: $141,000 ($60.78)
All Other: $127,000 ($54.74)
- Construction - Police Protection: $53,000 ($22.84)
General: $6,000 ($2.59)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $974,000 ($419.83)
Water Utilities: $420,000 ($181.03)
Financial Administration: $379,000 ($163.36)
Police Protection: $292,000 ($125.86)
Sewerage: $230,000 ($99.14)
Solid Waste Management: $193,000 ($83.19)
Regular Highways: $157,000 ($67.67)
Parks & Recreation: $59,000 ($25.43)
Fire Protection: $23,000 ($9.91)
Corrections - Other: $9,000 ($3.88)
Libraries: $7,000 ($3.02)
Welfare - Other: $1,000 ($0.43)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000 ($11.64)
- General - Interest on Debt: $114,000 ($49.14)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000 ($5.17)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,631,000 ($703.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,327,000 ($571.98)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $304,000 ($131.03)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $749,000 ($322.84)
Interest Earnings: $202,000 ($87.07)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000 ($10.78)
Water Utilities: $20,000 ($8.62)
Sewerage: $4,000 ($1.72)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($1.72)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($0.86)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,136,000 ($920.69)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000 ($117.24)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,327,000 ($571.98)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $399,000 ($171.98)
General Support: $137,000 ($59.05)
Highways: $40,000 ($17.24)
Water Utilities: $7,000 ($3.02)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $254,000 ($109.48)
Public Utilities: $49,000 ($21.12)
Property: $16,000 ($6.90)
NEC: $14,000 ($6.03)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $601,000 ($259.05)
7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,386 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.77% | | New Mexico average: | 7.94% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,846 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.43% | | New Mexico average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bayard:
- KNFT (950 AM; 5 kW; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
- KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
Strongest FM radio stations in Bayard:
- KNFT-FM (102.9 FM; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- KNUW (95.3 FM; SANTA CLARA, NM; Owner: MEL-MIKE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- K212EH (90.3 FM; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- K204BU (88.7 FM; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KSCQ (92.9 FM; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: PAUL D. HUNTER)
- K208BT (89.5 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: AZ BD OF REGENTS/UNIV. OF ARIZONA)
- KPSA-FM (97.9 FM; LORDSBURG, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- KKVS (98.7 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
- KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
- KWNM (105.5 FM; HURLEY, NM; Owner: BBC RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Bayard:
- KOBG-TV (Channel 6; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
- KOVT (Channel 10; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- K02ES (Channel 2; SILVER CITY, ETC., NM; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K28GK (Channel 28; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV.)
- K45EC (Channel 45; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- K25DI (Channel 25; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Bayard, New Mexico:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
New Mexico average:
- Fatal accident count: 135
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 194
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 55
- Fatalities: 148
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 369
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
Bayard fatal accident list:
Oct 16, 2007 03:10 PM, Us-180, Lat: 32.754275, Lon: -108.137878, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 26, 1990 11:46 PM, Central, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 5, 1982 03:45 PM, Maple, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 1978 06:03 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 19, 1978 06:35 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 1976 07:31 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 6,635
Total average daily truck traffic: 597
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 8,157
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bayard)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N5MYO
Grant Date: 03/05/1998, Expiration Date: 03/05/2008, Cancellation Date: 03/06/2010
Registrant: Gary L Morgan, Box 494, Bayard, NM 88023-0494
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC. RX6 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 1185R , Serial Number: RX6-239, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 06/17/1977
Registrant (Individual): Randall Matesh Rogers, Rr 1 Po Box 605 1, Bayard, NM 88023
| Most common first names in Bayard, NM among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jose | 17 | 74.3 years |
| James | 12 | 63.7 years |
| Frank | 11 | 76.1 years |
| Robert | 11 | 67.4 years |
| Pedro | 10 | 75.6 years |
| Richard | 9 | 67.0 years |
| Joe | 9 | 68.0 years |
| Manuel | 9 | 75.6 years |
| Mary | 8 | 79.4 years |
| Jesus | 8 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Bayard, NM among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Gonzales | 21 | 77.2 years |
| Garcia | 14 | 68.1 years |
| Martinez | 12 | 75.5 years |
| Lucero | 11 | 81.2 years |
| Flores | 11 | 80.6 years |
| Rodriguez | 9 | 81.0 years |
| Lopez | 9 | 77.6 years |
| Madrid | 8 | 80.4 years |
| Marquez | 8 | 79.4 years |
| Hernandez | 7 | 70.0 years |
Businesses in Bayard, NM
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