Demographics of Baker County, Georgia

Baker County, Georgia had 2,725 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −123 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Baker County, in four figures

2,725
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −123 people.; 50.3 ±5.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,012 ±$14,727
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Baker County, Georgia's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Baker County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Baker County, Georgia's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baker County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,848	100.0	100.0
2021	2,817	98.9	100.2
2022	2,780	97.6	100.7
2023	2,721	95.5	101.6
2024	2,719	95.5	102.5
2025	2,725	95.7	103.1

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Population of Baker County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,848	−26	−9	0	−15
2021	2,817	−31	−23	0	−8
2022	2,780	−37	−28	+5	−15
2023	2,721	−59	−30	+11	−39
2024	2,719	−2	−22	+22	−1
2025	2,725	+6	−22	+19	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.3 ±5.3: for men 51.6 ±3.4 and for women 45.9 ±10.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baker County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	61 ±27	2.2% ±1.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	386 ±136	13.8% ±4.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	203 ±84	7.3% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	570 ±144	20.4% ±5.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	811 ±170	29.1% ±6.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	759 ±162	27.2% ±5.8	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,012 ±$14,727, and income per person $29,148 ±$6,108, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Baker County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	312 ±98	28.2% ±8.4	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	272 ±106	24.5% ±9.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	161 ±52	14.5% ±4.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	36 to 190	3.3% to 17.1%	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	60 to 194	5.5% to 17.4%	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	33 to 155	3.0% to 13.9%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5 to 53	0.5% to 4.8%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Baker County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	733 ±203	26.3% ±7.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	34 to 150	9.4% to 31.8%	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	421 ±161	29.9% ±10.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	220 ±92	23.6% ±8.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baker County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baker County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	1,380 ±120	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.3% ±4.0	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.7% ±5.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.7% ±6.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.3% ±6.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,500 ±$24,705	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$631 ±$144	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±6	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Baker County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	56 to 180	2.0% to 6.5%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,421 ±250	50.9% ±9.0	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,028 ±269	36.8% ±9.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	30 to 306	1.1% to 11.0%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8 to 96	0.3% to 3.4%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Baker County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	2,116 ±177	75.8% ±6.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	536 ±155	19.2% ±5.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 18	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	66 to 196	2.4% to 7.0%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 41	0% to 1.5%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	52 to 174	1.9% to 6.2%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Baker County among the counties of Georgia

156th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Baker County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stewart County	4,631	−12.5%
Schley County	4,593	+1.2%
Echols County	3,685	−0.8%
Glascock County	3,141	+8.4%
Clay County	2,815	−0.5%
Baker County	2,725	−4.3%
Webster County	2,369	+0.7%
Quitman County	2,254	+1.3%
Taliaferro County	1,662	+6.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026