Baker County, OR

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US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$247,700

7.18% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Baker County, OR had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Baker County, OR N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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.

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

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

Economy

The economy of Baker County, OR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Baker County, OR are , and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($175,694), Utilities ($88,370), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,639).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Baker County, OR stayed at a rate of NaNM%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baker County, OR, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baker County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baker County, OR, are . 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.

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

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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 NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. 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%.

Median household income in Baker County, OR is N/A. 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

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Median Property Taxes

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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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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9505

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) 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 (N/A).

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Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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7.26k

Number of Households

± 520

In N/A, the median household income of the 7.26k households in Baker County, OR N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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 N/A 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 1. 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

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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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baker County, OR have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% 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

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baker County, OR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

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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.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Baker County, OR has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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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.