Demographics of Baker city, Louisiana

Baker city, Louisiana had 12,136 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −318 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Baker city, in four figures

12,136
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,253 ±29.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −318 people.; 33.5 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,750 ±$12,198
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Baker city, Louisiana's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Baker city, Louisiana'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Baker city, Louisiana's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baker city, Louisiana'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	12,454	100.0	100.0
2021	12,335	99.0	100.2
2022	12,219	98.1	100.7
2023	12,160	97.6	101.6
2024	12,184	97.8	102.5
2025	12,136	97.4	103.1

Population of Baker city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,454	—
2021	12,335	−119
2022	12,219	−116
2023	12,160	−59
2024	12,184	+24
2025	12,136	−48

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.5 ±3.0: for men 31.5 ±4.4 and for women 34.2 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baker city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	1,263 ±334	10.3% ±2.7	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,959 ±449	16.0% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,513 ±454	12.3% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,225 ±578	26.3% ±4.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,903 ±516	23.7% ±4.2	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,390 ±241	11.3% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,750 ±$12,198, and income per person $23,746 ±$2,823, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Baker city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	788 ±301	18.4% ±6.9	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,199 ±353	27.9% ±7.9	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	780 ±255	18.2% ±5.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	809 ±361	18.8% ±8.3	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	427 ±162	9.9% ±3.7	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	88 to 476	2.1% to 11.1%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 18	0% to 0.4%	7.8% ±0.2	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	3,612 ±969	29.8% ±8.0	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,390 ±429	43.5% ±9.3	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,082 ±561	30.1% ±7.1	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	63 to 217	3.3% to 10.6%	15.2% ±0.3	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 city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baker city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	5,009 ±400	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.7% ±0.8	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.3% ±5.1	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.9% ±6.9	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.1% ±6.8	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,900 ±$9,541	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$993 ±$301	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1983 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24 to 400	0.2% to 3.3%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,230 ±320	10.0% ±2.6	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,656 ±442	87.0% ±3.6	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	27 to 231	0.2% to 1.9%	3.8% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	10,869 ±486	88.7% ±4.0	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,242 ±476	10.1% ±3.9	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 74	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 216	0.1% to 1.8%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 162	< 0.1% to 1.3%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 69	0% to 0.6%	2.9% ±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 city among the places of Louisiana

41st of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Baker city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Claiborne CDP	13,308 ±1,543
Gonzales city	13,108 ±26
Mandeville city	12,946 ±35
West Monroe city	12,729 ±41
Moss Bluff CDP	12,482 ±1,359
Baker city	12,253 ±29
Gardere CDP	12,223 ±1,380
Bayou Blue CDP	12,218 ±1,381
Woodmere CDP	11,879 ±1,374
Covington city	11,658 ±42
Carencro city	11,619 ±28

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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