Baker County, Oregon

Baker County has a population of 16,840 and has shrunk 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $285,600, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $60,936.

Home price
$285,600
Income
$60,936
Population
16,840
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$285,600county
Median gross rent$865county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198065.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$898county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,456county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$60,936county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate14.9%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 home9.8%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government21.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$50,743county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(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 time15.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service82 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station119 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths65.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.2%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5511county
Students per full-time teacher21.7county
Free lunch eligible68.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter9.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population16,840county
Land area in square miles3,068county
People per square mile of land5.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store17.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.1%county
Share of households that are one person36.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents198county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in373county
Households that moved away398county
Average income of arriving households$59,172county
Average income of departing households$46,289county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year44county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.5%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.4 incounty
Annual snowfall47.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing142 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days119 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 28county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.7¢county
Household electricity use1,052 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.4%county
Homes heated by propane6.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.8%county
Homes heated by wood15.6%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk47.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.7county
Landslide risk83.1county
Hail risk38.3county
Earthquake risk78.7county
Tornado risk5.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk40.3county
Winter weather risk75.4county
Strong wind risk10.0county
Wildfire risk96.1county

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

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