Baker City is home to 10,210 people in Oregon. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 26%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,580, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Baker City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$100,563 → $271,400(+170%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.6% → 86.4%(−10.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.3% → 6.3%(+4.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(208)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.5%(86)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.1%(390)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 904 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Baker City, decade by decade
Baker City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,140
$53,025
$100,563
12.5%
8.3
2000
9,860
$52,864
$143,000
14.7%
14.4
2010
9,828
$55,302
$161,408
19.1%
17.9
2020
10,099
$56,489
$196,108
25.8%
29.6
2024
10,210
$61,580
$271,400
26.9%
30.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
