COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Baker County

Oregon · 15,317 residents · 3,068 sq mi

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Baker County is home to 15,317 people in Oregon. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $41,700. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $289 a month at the median. Households here earn about 19% less than in Oregon as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,317

−9%vs 2000

vs 16,741 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,068 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,024)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,113)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,238)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(922)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(590)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(2,074)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(2,114)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,745)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,611)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(1,567)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(1,054)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(265)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,150

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,367 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,802

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,612 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

31.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(15,838)

Black0.2%(37)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(392)

Asian0.4%(62)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(15,072)

Black0.2%(30)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(278)

Asian0.3%(40)

Other1.1%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(553)

Puerto Rican0.8%(140)

South American0.1%(12)

Peruvian0.1%(12)

Central American0%(8)

Guatemalan0%(8)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(20)

Filipino0.1%(19)

Cambodian0.1%(13)

Korean0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(9)

Ancestry

English16.9%(2,842)

German16.6%(2,797)

Irish11.4%(1,924)

American5.8%(978)

Scottish5.7%(959)

Italian2.9%(491)

Swedish1.9%(327)

French1.9%(319)

Norwegian1.9%(314)

Welsh1.6%(264)

Polish1.4%(231)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(230)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.3%(222)

Danish1.2%(200)

Swiss0.8%(127)

British0.7%(113)

Subsaharan African0.6%(109)

Ethiopian0.5%(83)

Greek0.5%(76)

Finnish0.4%(70)

Czech0.4%(66)

Canadian0.4%(62)

Australian0.4%(59)

Russian0.4%(59)

West Indian0.3%(48)

Jamaican0.3%(48)

Ukrainian0.3%(47)

Lithuanian0.2%(39)

Portuguese0.2%(39)

French Canadian0.2%(33)

Belgian0.2%(29)

Romanian0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Croatian0%(8)

Israeli0%(7)

Austrian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married28.3%(2,062)

Married51.3%(3,736)

Widowed4.1%(298)

Divorced16.3%(1,183)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(1,230)

Married56.4%(3,870)

Widowed9.7%(666)

Divorced15.9%(1,093)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% 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)17.5%(262)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(147)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.2%(693)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(81)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,500 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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