Baker County, Florida

Baker County has a population of 28,430 and has grown 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $256,700, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $79,836.

Home price
$256,700
Income
$79,836
Population
28,430
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$256,700county
Median gross rent$1,302county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198028.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,103county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$922county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,512county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$79,836county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.6%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government23.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$37,061county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.64%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3749791county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths70.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment4763county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible43.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population28,430county
Land area in square miles585county
People per square mile of land48.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store9.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.2%county
Share of households that are one person18.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents127county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in715county
Households that moved away551county
Average income of arriving households$55,835county
Average income of departing households$48,191county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year121county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.2%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F117 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing19 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days264 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 7county
Average first fall frostNov 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,215 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity94.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.5%county
Homes heated by propane2.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband90.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk22.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.6county
Landslide risk3.1county
Hail risk8.8county
Earthquake risk36.0county
Tornado risk31.5county
Tropical cyclone risk74.5county
Extreme heat risk57.4county
Winter weather risk2.8county
Strong wind risk8.0county
Wildfire risk76.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Baker County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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