Bayard, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 536. Estimated population in July 2024: 527 (-1.7% change)
Males: 256 (47.8%), Females: 280 (52.2%)
Guthrie County
Zip code: 50029
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $24,444
Median house value: $32,300
Population by Race
Races in Bayard:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.0%), Irish (17.4%), English (14.0%), United States (12.5%), Polish (5.2%), Danish (4.1%).
Elevation: 1135 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bayard
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bayard city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 7.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bayard:
- GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GUTHRIE CENTER, IA)
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; JEFFERSON, IA)
- ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CARROLL, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bayard:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 67 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 100 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bayard:
- GUTHRIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 15 miles; GUTHRIE CENTER, IA; Abbreviation: GCT)
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 19 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; Abbreviation: EFW)
- ARTHUR N NEU (about 20 miles; CARROLL, IA; Abbreviation: CIN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bayard:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 94 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
Libraries
Library in Bayard:
- BAYARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,265; Location: 315 MAIN STREET, PO B338; 12,518 books; 212 audio materials; 331 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)