Baker County, OR

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2023 Population

16,796

0.665% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

47.6

0.422% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.8%

0.495% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$57,844

12% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$247,700

7.18% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,433

2.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Baker County, OR had a population of 16.8k people with a median age of 47.6 and a median household income of $57,844. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Baker County, OR grew from 16,685 to 16,796, a 0.665% increase and its median household income grew from $51,657 to $57,844, a 12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Baker County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.42%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.11%), White (Hispanic) (1.79%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.22%).

None of the households in Baker County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Baker County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Baker County, OR was $247,700, and the homeownership rate was 72.8%.

Most people in Baker County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Baker County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Baker County, OR borders Adams County, ID, Washington County, ID, Grant County, OR, Malheur County, OR, Union County, OR, and Wallowa County, OR.

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United States Oregon

Population & Diversity

Baker County, OR is home to a population of 16.8k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.72% of Baker County, OR residents were born outside of the country (289 people).

In 2023, there were 25.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.9k people) in Baker County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 575 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 355 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Baker County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Baker County, OR was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Baker County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Baker County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.9k ± 98
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
575 ± 115
Two+ (Hispanic)
355 ± 137

5.01%

Hispanic Population

842 people

5.01% of the people in Baker County, OR are hispanic (842 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Baker County, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
143,534 ± 9,142 people
Vietnam
22,912 ± 3,706 people
China
22,028 ± 3,634 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 143,534 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,912 and China with 22,028.

Foreign-Born Population

1.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

289 people

1.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

317 people

As of 2023, 1.72% of Baker County, OR residents (289 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Baker County, OR was 1.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Baker County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
741 ± 173
Gulf War (2001-)
275 ± 139
Korea
112 ± 64

Baker County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Baker County, OR employs 6.43k people. The largest industries in Baker County, OR are Health Care & Social Assistance (821 people), Retail Trade (743 people), and Public Administration (662 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($175,694), Utilities ($88,370), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,639).

Males in Oregon have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,064. The income inequality in Oregon (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.43k

2023 Value

± 543

2.6%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Baker County, OR grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 6.27k employees to 6.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baker County, OR, are Management Occupations (968 people), Sales & Related Occupations (572 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (454 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baker County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.43k

2023 Value

± 543

2.6%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Baker County, OR grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 6.27k employees to 6.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baker County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (821 people), Retail Trade (743 people), and Public Administration (662 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baker County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Baker County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,033

Median earning men ± $6,441

$35,357

Median earning women ± $7,432

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,185), Wholesale Trade ($76,719), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,588).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($250,001), Public Administration ($57,895), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,526).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

59
Construction
35
Other Services (except Public Administration)
33
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$36k
Manufacturing
$36k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$25.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Baker County, OR went to Donald J. Trump with 74% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (74%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.45%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Baker County, OR went to Donald J. Trump with 74% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Baker County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Baker County, OR was $247,700 in 2023, which is 0.816 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $231,100 to $247,700, a 7.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Baker County, OR is 72.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Baker County, OR have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baker County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Baker County, OR is $57,844. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Baker County, OR was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $71,686, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $66,667 and $64,931.

In 2023, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.0561%.

Housing

Property

$247,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$17,264

$5,286

Median Property Taxes

±$443

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Baker County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Baker County, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.8%

Homeownership

2023

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.8% of the housing units in Baker County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baker County, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9505

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Baker County, OR was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $71,686, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $66,667 and $64,931.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Baker County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,844

Median Household Income

± $4,135

7.26k

Number of Households

± 520

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.26k households in Baker County, OR grew to $57,844 from the previous year's value of $51,657.

The following chart displays the households in Baker County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Baker County, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Carpooled (8.46%)
Worked At Home (8.45%)

In 2023, 74.7% of workers in Baker County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.46%) and those who worked at home (8.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baker County, OR have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.77% of the workforce in Baker County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Baker County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Baker County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Baker County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.0561%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baker County, OR (2.25k out of 16.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Baker County, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 20.4% of the children was living in poverty in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.5% of the population of Baker County, OR has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 20.8% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 2.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Baker County, OR see 1357 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.967% increase from the previous year (1344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2106 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 143 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Baker County, OR

Primary care physicians in Baker County, OR see an average of 1,357 patients per year. This represents a 0.967% increase from the previous year (1,344 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Baker County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.51%

Uninsured

32.9%

Employer Coverage

19%

Medicaid

20.8%

Medicare

19.4%

Non-Group

2.33%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Baker County, OR declined by 10.8% from 6.17% to 5.51%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Baker County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 94.5 in Baker County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Baker County, OR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 28% in Baker County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Baker County, OR.