COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Baker County

Florida · 18,486 residents · 585 sq mi

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Baker County is home to 18,486 people in Florida. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $53,300. There are 3,773 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $25,816, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,486

−17%vs 2000

vs 22,259 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

585 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(1,439)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,549)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(1,689)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,527)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,325)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(3,358)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,696)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,099)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(1,350)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(972)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(329)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(153)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,816

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,035 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,417

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,164 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,300

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$342

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

20.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.6%(18,389)

Black13.9%(3,083)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(419)

Asian0.4%(88)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(15,628)

Black14.6%(2,706)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(170)

Asian0.2%(46)

Other0.6%(106)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.7%(487)

Cuban0.5%(133)

Mexican0.5%(131)

South American0.4%(107)

Central American0.3%(87)

Peruvian0.3%(81)

Spaniard0.2%(62)

Nicaraguan0.1%(29)

Panamanian0.1%(28)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Salvadoran0.1%(16)

Colombian0.1%(16)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0%(14)

Venezuelan0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(70)

Korean0.1%(32)

Thai0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(19)

Filipino0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(5)

Ancestry

Irish12.1%(3,435)

English11.1%(3,168)

American10.1%(2,861)

German8.3%(2,352)

Italian3.9%(1,097)

Subsaharan African3.8%(1,071)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(400)

Scottish1.4%(385)

Polish1%(293)

French0.9%(264)

West Indian0.7%(188)

Dutch0.6%(180)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(173)

Welsh0.6%(161)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(114)

Norwegian0.2%(45)

Haitian0.1%(35)

French Canadian0.1%(34)

Guyanese0.1%(30)

Swedish0.1%(28)

British0.1%(24)

Czech0.1%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(18)

Jamaican0.1%(18)

Ethiopian0%(10)

Finnish0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Israeli0%(4)

Arab0%(2)

Syrian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.1%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 25.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.2%(4,791)

Married50.8%(6,375)

Widowed2.1%(269)

Divorced8.9%(1,115)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(2,828)

Married54.9%(5,860)

Widowed9.8%(1,043)

Divorced8.9%(951)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20%(287)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.9%(500)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27%(387)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,433 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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