COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baker County vs Wallowa County
PLACE A
Baker County, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Wallowa County, Oregon
Baker County is 119% larger than Wallowa County. Wallowa County earns more, with a median household income $6,176 higher.
BAKER COUNTYWALLOWA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population16,6587,595+119% vs Wallowa County
Population density52+3
Population growth3.3%5.5%−2.2 pts
Median age47.049.7−2.7
Male51.9%48.8%+3.1 pts
Female48.1%51.2%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born2.0%1.8%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.8%89.2%−1.4 pts
Black1.3%1.3%Even
Hispanic / Latino5.3%4.2%+1.2 pts
Asian0.4%0.3%+0.1 pts
Other5.2%5.0%+0.1 pts
Median household income$60,936$67,112−$6,176
Per capita income$34,492$37,630−$3,138
Poverty rate14.9%7.8%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%38.2%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree7.2%14.2%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.8%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation48.6%56.0%−7.4 pts
Median home value$285,600$394,800−$109,200
Median gross rent$865$981−$116
Owner-occupied71.5%72.5%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%22.1%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%31.7%+3.0 pts
Average commute15.115.4−0.3
Worked from home9.8%16.8%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.2%6.3%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025