Baker County, Oregon

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Key figures

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,840	4,254,293	334,922,499	2049th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,936	$83,011	$80,734	1999th of 3,221
Median Age	47.0	40.4	38.9	473rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.1%	36.8%	35.7%	1102nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$285,600	$477,600	$332,700	699th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$865	$1,525	$1,413	1640th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	11.9%	12.5%	1292nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.4%	5.2%	889th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.5	44.3	n/a	2826th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	9.8%	14.1%	2030th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1457th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.5%	63.3%	65.2%	2090th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.1	23.0	26.4	3080th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	19.0%	15.1%	1272nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2465th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	46.7%	46.9%	1875th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.2%	n/a	n/a	1408th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.3%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.4	46.3	61.4

Age in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	47.0	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.1%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	7,355	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.2%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.6%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.3%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,492	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.7%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	8,725	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.1%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.9%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.7%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.5%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,239	$3,876	n/a

Education in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.5%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.6%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.9%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.6%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.9%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.5%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	66.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Baker County, Oregon

Statistic	Baker County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.0%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	12.3%	16.7%

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