Demographics of Baker County, Oregon

Baker County, Oregon had 16,658 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −70 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

16,658
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −70 people.; 47.0 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,936 ±$5,432
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, Oregon's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Baker County, Oregon'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, Oregon's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baker County, Oregon'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	16,728	100.0	100.0
2021	16,882	100.9	100.2
2022	16,925	101.2	100.7
2023	16,886	100.9	101.6
2024	16,757	100.2	102.5
2025	16,658	99.6	103.1

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Population of Baker County, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,728	+61	−2	0	+68
2021	16,882	+154	−101	+5	+256
2022	16,925	+43	−134	+4	+171
2023	16,886	−39	−135	+4	+92
2024	16,757	−129	−104	+12	−34
2025	16,658	−99	−99	+6	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.0 ±1.0: for men 44.8 ±0.5 and for women 51.3 ±2.0. 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	Oregon	United States
Under 5	759 ±53	4.5% ±0.3	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,569 ±247	15.3% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	896 ±200	5.3% ±1.2	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,819 ±286	22.7% ±1.7	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,065 ±263	24.1% ±1.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,732 ±372	28.1% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,936 ±$5,432, and income per person $34,492 ±$2,229, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon 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	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	1,504 ±242	20.4% ±3.3	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,493 ±228	20.3% ±3.1	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,252 ±214	17.0% ±2.9	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,137 ±217	15.5% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,380 ±218	18.8% ±2.9	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	232 ±83	3.2% ±1.1	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	357 ±112	4.9% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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	Oregon	United States
All ages	2,423 ±431	14.9% ±2.6	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	416 ±150	12.7% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,070 ±240	15.3% ±3.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	937 ±199	15.5% ±3.2	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baker County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baker County	Oregon	United States
Housing units	8,725 ±43	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±2.2	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±2.2	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±3.0	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±3.4	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$285,600 ±$16,248	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$865 ±$43	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±4	1981 ±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	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	896 ±0	5.3% ±<0.1	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,790 ±94	87.8% ±0.6	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	108 to 334	0.6% to 2.0%	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26 to 100	0.2% to 0.6%	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	150 ±70	0.9% ±0.4	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	16 to 102	0.1% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	652 ±161	3.9% ±1.0	6.1% ±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	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	8,580 ±495	51.0% ±2.9	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,772 ±472	46.2% ±2.8	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	69 to 243	0.4% to 1.4%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	332 ±102	2.0% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	239 ±95	1.4% ±0.6	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	43 to 143	0.3% to 0.8%	5.0% ±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 Oregon

28th of 36 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Counties of Oregon near Baker County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wasco County	26,310	−1.1%
Union County	25,900	−1.0%
Jefferson County	25,740	+4.7%
Hood River County	23,720	−0.7%
Curry County	22,621	−3.8%
Baker County	16,658	−0.4%
Morrow County	12,602	+3.1%
Lake County	8,187	+0.2%
Wallowa County	7,595	+2.6%
Harney County	7,380	−1.7%
Grant County	7,075	−2.3%

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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