Baker County, OR

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2024 Population
16,840
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47
1.26% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.9%
7.74% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,936
5.35% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$285,600
15.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,392
0.637% 1-year decline

About

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.

99.4% of the residents in Baker County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Baker County, OR was $285,600, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Baker County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Baker County, OR was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: Durkee Steak Feed in Baker City
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Population & Diversity

Baker County, OR is home to a population of 16.8k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.97% of Baker County, OR residents were born outside of the country (332 people).

In 2024, there were 31.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Baker County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 473 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 449 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Baker County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Baker County, OR was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Baker County, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.8k ± 94
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    473 ± 123
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    449 ± 164
5.32%
Hispanic Population
896 people

In 2024, there were 31.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Baker County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 473 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 449 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.32% of the people in Baker County, OR are hispanic (896 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Baker County, OR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oregon.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.97%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
332 people
1.72%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
289 people

As of 2024, 1.97% of Baker County, OR residents (332 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Baker County, OR was 1.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    693 ± 154
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    262 ± 128
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    97 ± 60

Baker County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Baker County, OR employs 6.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Baker County, OR were Retail Trade (803 people), Educational Services (757 people), and Manufacturing (683 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,800), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,672), and Finance & Insurance ($93,214).

Employment

Occupations

6.39k
2024 Value
± 531
−0.637%
1 Year decline
± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baker County, OR declined at a rate of −0.637%, from 6.43k employees to 6.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baker County, OR, are Management Occupations (876 people), Sales & Related Occupations (631 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (568 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baker County, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

6.39k
2024 Value
± 531
−0.637%
1 Year decline
± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baker County, OR declined at a rate of −0.637%, from 6.43k employees to 6.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baker County, OR, are Retail Trade (803 people), Educational Services (757 people), and Manufacturing (683 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,750
Median earning men ± $7,012
$32,719
Median earning women ± $2,701

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,031), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,680), and Public Administration ($75,953).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,789), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 59
    Construction
  2. 35
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 33
    Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $36k
    Manufacturing
  2. $36k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $25.4k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

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

Voting results are not available for Baker County, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Baker County, OR was $285,600 in 2024, which is 0.858 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $247,700 to $285,600, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Baker County, OR is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Baker County, OR have an average commute time of 15.1 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.

In 2025, 14.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.45%.

Housing

Property

$285,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,248
$5,258
Median Property Taxes
±$421

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 $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

71.5%
Homeownership
2024
61.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Baker County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,936
Median Household Income
± $5,432
7.36k
Number of Households
± 520

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.36k households in Baker County, OR grew to $60,936 from the previous year's value of $57,844.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Baker County, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.9%)
  2. Carpooled (9.87%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.77%)

In 2024, 71.9% of workers in Baker County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.87%) and those who worked at home (9.77%).

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.

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Commute Time

15.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baker County, OR have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Baker County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.45%.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baker County, OR (2.42k out of 16.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20% of the children was living in poverty in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.6%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 264 in Baker County, OR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 231 per 100,000 population.

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Health

95.8% of the population of Baker County, OR has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 21% on Medicare, 20.5% on non-group plans, and 2.27% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Baker County, OR see 1,404 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,404 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2117 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 121 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,404 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Baker County, OR

Primary care physicians in Baker County, OR see an average of 1,404 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,404 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 14.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.24%
Uninsured
33.4%
Employer Coverage
18.6%
Medicaid
21%
Medicare
20.5%
Non-Group
2.27%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Baker County, OR declined by 23% from 5.51% to 4.24%.

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.

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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.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 34.3% in Baker County, OR.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.25% in Baker County, OR.

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