COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baker City vs Atchison
PLACE A
Baker City, OR
VS
PLACE B
Atchison, KS
Baker City and Atchison are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Baker City has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
BAKER CITYATCHISONDIFFERENCE
Total population16,65816,172+3% vs Atchison
Population density538−32
Population growth3.3%-3.4%+6.7 pts
Median age47.036.1+10.9
Male51.9%49.4%+2.6 pts
Female48.1%50.6%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born2.0%2.1%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.8%86.7%+1.1 pts
Black1.3%3.5%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%3.8%+1.6 pts
Asian0.4%0.3%+0.1 pts
Other5.2%5.7%−0.6 pts
Median household income$60,936$61,112−$176
Per capita income$34,492$30,244+$4,248
Poverty rate14.9%13.0%+1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.441Even
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%21.8%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree7.2%8.4%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.6%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation48.6%62.6%−14.1 pts
Median home value$285,600$145,700+$139,900
Median gross rent$865$765+$100
Owner-occupied71.5%71.9%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%15.9%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%38.1%−3.3 pts
Average commute15.121.2−6.1
Worked from home9.8%7.5%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.2%8.8%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025