Baker County, Georgia

Baker County has a population of 2,790 and has shrunk 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,500, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $46,012.

Home price
$119,500
Income
$46,012
Population
2,790
Unemployment
6.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,500county
Median gross rent$631county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$46,012county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate26.3%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate6.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$31,623county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.86%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time24.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station152 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths215.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher16.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment287county
Students per full-time teacher10.2county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year28.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year27.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.9%county

Place

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

Population2,790county
Land area in square miles342county
People per square mile of land8.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.7%county
Population change since 2020-5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age50.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.7%county
Second languages10.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents556county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in70county
Households that moved away62county
Average income of arriving households$35,386county
Average income of departing households$37,726county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F80 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing25 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use989 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.3%county
Homes heated by propane14.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband64.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk13.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.0county
Landslide risk2.2county
Hail risk24.1county
Earthquake risk17.2county
Tornado risk26.7county
Tropical cyclone risk76.3county
Extreme heat risk18.4county
Winter weather risk3.0county
Strong wind risk8.1county
Wildfire risk30.6county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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