Bayard, New Mexico

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Population (year 2000): 2,534. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,394 (-5.5% change)

Males: 1,182	(46.6%)
Females: 1,352	(53.4%)

Grant County

Median resident age:	36.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 88023.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,200 (it was $21,957 in 2000)

Bayard	$21,200
New Mexico:	$37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,000 (it was $63,200 in 2000)

Bayard	$74,000
New Mexico:	$125,500

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Races in Bayard:

Hispanic (84.3%)
Other race (29.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (14.1%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
American Indian (2.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (2.6%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.4%), English (2.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5820 feet

Land area: 0.87 square miles.

Population density: 2745 people per square mile

(average).

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For population 25 years and over in Bayard

High school or higher: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 11.4%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bayard city

Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 11.3%

168 residents are foreign born (6.3% Latin America).

This city:	6.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Bayard, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bayard to the number of sex offenders is 795 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bayard:	0.3% ($199)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (98.9 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (135.3 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (276.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Santa Clara, NM (1.7 miles ), Hurley, NM (4.2 miles ), Bayard-Santa Rita, NM (5.0 miles ), Mimbres, NM (8.6 miles ), Silver City, NM (9.7 miles ), Pinos Altos, NM (19.7 miles ), Tyrone, NM (29.3 miles ), Deming, NM (43.2 miles ).

Latitude: 32.76 N, Longitude: 108.13 W

Area code: 505

Bayard, New Mexico business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-1.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Mining (30%)
Construction (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Social assistance (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Bayard by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	11	7
per 100,000	40.7	457.2	288.1
Burglaries	2	7	11
per 100,000	81.4	290.9	452.7
Thefts	20	23	37
per 100,000	814.3	955.9	1522.6
Auto thefts	1	1	0
per 100,000	40.7	41.6	0.0
Arson	1	0	0
per 100,000	40.7	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2)	49.7	153.4	150.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.52
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bayard, New Mexico

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bayard, New Mexico average precipitation

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bayard:

GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; SILVER CITY, NM)
MIMBRES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; DEMING, NM)
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 71 miles; T OR C, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Bayard, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bayard:

LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 91 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
BIGGS AAF (about 138 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; ID: BIF)
EL PASO INTL (about 139 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bayard:

WHISKEY CREEK (about 5 miles; SILVER CITY, NM; ID: 94E)
GRANT COUNTY (about 9 miles; SILVER CITY, NM; ID: SVC)
DEMING MUNI (about 46 miles; DEMING, NM; ID: DMN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bayard:

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 102 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 102 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 112 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 132 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
COCHISE COLLEGE (about 144 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,585)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 187 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)

Library in Bayard:

BAYARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,094; Location: 525 CENTRAL AVE.; 14,259 books; 420 audio materials; 505 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Bayard Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Bayard Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Bayard include: First Baptist Church (A), Bayard Spanish Baptist Church (B), Bayard United Methodist Church (C), Our Lady of Fatima Parish (D), Church of Christ (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bayard include: Fort Bayard 1866-1900 Historical Marker (1), Fort Bayard National Cemetery Historical Marker (2), Bayard Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bayard Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.2%
Whole state:	68.8%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	24.1%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.8%

Bayard compared to New Mexico state average:

Bayard, New Mexico environmental map by EPA

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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 (2007 data):

AmBank: Bayard Branch at 102 Hurley Avenue, branch established on 2002-04-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $87.1 mil, Deposits: $78.0 mil, headquarters in Silver City, NM, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Amfin Holding Company
Bank of America, National Association: Bayard Branch at 600 Winifred, branch established on 1963-08-10. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Bayard mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	4	$6,642	$19,926	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$6,382	$25,528	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$3,040	$18,240	1	$480
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$780
Police - Other	1	$1,240	$14,880	1	$372
Police Protection - Officers	6	$11,162	$22,324	0	$0
Other Government Administration	7	$6,600	$11,314	2	$1,580
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$826
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,528	$18,336	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$4,436	$17,744	0	$0
Health	1	$1,520	$18,240	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,940	$23,280	0	$0
Fire - Other	0	$0		3	$420
Totals for Government	29	$44,490	$18,410	9	$4,458

Bayard government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $215,000
Sewerage: $141,000

All Other: $127,000
Construction - Police Protection: $53,000
General: $6,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $974,000
Water Utilities: $420,000

Financial Administration: $379,000

Police Protection: $292,000

Sewerage: $230,000

Solid Waste Management: $193,000

Regular Highways: $157,000

Parks & Recreation: $59,000

Fire Protection: $23,000

Corrections - Other: $9,000

Libraries: $7,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
General - Interest on Debt: $114,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,631,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,327,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $304,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $749,000
Interest Earnings: $202,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000
Water Utilities: $20,000

Sewerage: $4,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,136,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,327,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $399,000
General Support: $137,000

Highways: $40,000

Water Utilities: $7,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $254,000
Public Utilities: $49,000

Property: $16,000

NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $601,000

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:

from Dona Ana County, NM	0.50% ($26,471 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.50% ($34,200)
from Pima County, AZ	0.50% ($59,600)

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:

to Dona Ana County, NM	1.03% ($25,596 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.56% ($29,893)
to Pima County, AZ	0.56% ($38,179)

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)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, 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)
KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
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)
KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

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)
KPSA-FM (97.9 FM; LORDSBURG, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
K208BT (89.5 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: AZ BD OF REGENTS/UNIV. OF ARIZONA)
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)

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.)

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