COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riggins vs Baker City
PLACE A
Riggins, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Baker City, Oregon
Riggins is 96% smaller than Baker City. Baker City earns more, with a median household income $30,109 higher. Baker City has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
RIGGINSBAKER CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population39610,071−96% vs Baker City
Population density9951,406−411
Population growth-11.2%2.8%−14.0 pts
Median age63.842.6+21.2
Male51.7%51.5%+0.2 pts
Female48.3%48.5%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%86.4%+4.9 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other8.7%5.1%+3.6 pts
Median household income$31,471$61,580−$30,109
Per capita income$27,697$34,134−$6,437
Poverty rate18.3%14.0%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.435−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%26.9%−14.9 pts
Graduate degree1.7%6.0%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%7.2%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation35.6%51.5%−15.8 pts
Median home value$352,300$271,400+$80,900
Median gross rent$636$896−$260
Owner-occupied51.7%69.9%−18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.2%4.3%+32.0 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%40.1%+2.2 pts
Average commute21.214.1+7.1
Worked from home25.3%10.4%+14.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured9.1%4.1%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025