COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baker City vs Pendleton
PLACE A
Baker City, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Pendleton, South Carolina
Baker City is 169% larger than Pendleton. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Pendleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 3%).
BAKER CITYPENDLETONDIFFERENCE
Total population10,0713,739+169% vs Pendleton
Population density1,406762+644
Population growth2.8%17.7%−15.0 pts
Median age42.640.4+2.2
Male51.5%41.9%+9.6 pts
Female48.5%58.1%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born2.5%5.4%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%74.0%+12.4 pts
Black1.8%19.1%−17.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Asian0.4%1.5%−1.1 pts
Other5.1%5.5%−0.4 pts
Median household income$61,580$61,901−$321
Per capita income$34,134$44,500−$10,366
Poverty rate14.0%21.8%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.526−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%50.0%−23.1 pts
Graduate degree6.0%20.5%−14.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%2.5%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation51.5%65.9%−14.5 pts
Median home value$271,400$250,500+$20,900
Median gross rent$896$1,034−$138
Owner-occupied69.9%52.7%+17.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%7.4%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.1%29.6%+10.6 pts
Average commute14.124.0−9.9
Worked from home10.4%13.0%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured4.1%7.2%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025