Baker County Census Data

HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: From 2005-2007 there were 7,600 households in Baker County. The average household size was 3 people.

Families made up 75 percent of the households in Baker County. This figure includes both married-couple families (56 percent) and other families (19 percent). Nonfamily households made up 25 percent of all households in Baker County. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: From 2005-2007, 85 percent of the people at least one year old living in Baker County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 5 percent had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 7 percent from another county in the same state, 3 percent from another state, and less than 0.5 percent from abroad.

EDUCATION: From 2005-2007, 77 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 6 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Twenty-three percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school.

The total school enrollment in Baker County was 5,800 from 2005-2007. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 650 and elementary or high school enrollment was 4,400 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 800.

DISABILITY: In Baker County, among people at least five years old from 2005-2007, 23 percent reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 17 percent of people 5 to 15 years old, to 20 percent of people 16 to 64 years old, and to 60 percent of those 65 and older.

INCOME: The median income of households in Baker County was $43,458. Seventy-nine percent of the households received earnings and 21 percent received retirement income other than Social Security. Thirty percent of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $13,720. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

POVERTY AND PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: From 2005-2007, 17 percent of people were in poverty. Twenty-four percent of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10 percent of people 65 years old and over. Twelve percent of all families and 38 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.

POPULATION OF Baker County: From 2005-2007, Baker County had a total population of 25,000 - 12,000 (48 percent) females and 13,000 (52 percent) males. The median age was 34.3 years. Twenty-five percent of the population was under 18 years and 10 percent was 65 years and older.

For people reporting one race alone, 85 percent was White; 13 percent was Black or African American; less than 0.5 percent was American Indian and Alaska Native; 1 percent was Asian; less than 0.5 percent was Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 1 percent was Some other race. Two percent reported Two or more races. Two percent of the people in Baker County was Hispanic. Eighty-two percent of the people in Baker County was White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS: From 2005-2007, Baker County had 7,600 occupied housing units - 5,600 (74 percent) owner occupied and 2,000 (26 percent) renter occupied. Seven percent of the households did not have telephone service and 3 percent of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi Vehicle households were not rare. Forty-five percent had two vehicles and another 20 percent had three or more.

Social Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	U.S.	Margin of Error
Average household size	2.99	(X)	2.60	+/-0.12
Average family size	3.45	(X)	3.19	+/-0.25
Population 25 years and over	15,727			+/-380
High school graduate or higher	(X)	77.2	84.0%	(X)
Bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	5.9	27.0%	(X)
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)	N	N	10.4%	N
Disability status (population 5 years and over)	4,913	23.3	15.1%	+/-665
Foreign born	291	1.2	12.5%	+/-167
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)	4,953	47.4	52.6%	+/-514
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)	4,507	48.4	48.5%	+/-590
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)	N	N	19.5%	N
Household population	22,602			+/-123
Group quarters population	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Economic Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	U.S.	Margin of Error
In labor force (population 16 years and over)	10,780	55.8	64.7%	+/-667
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)	29.7	(X)	25.1	+/-2.4
Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)	43,458	(X)	50,007	+/-3,670
Median family income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)	50,991	(X)	60,374	+/-6,249
Per capita income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)	17,492	(X)	26,178	+/-2,126
Families below poverty level	(X)	11.9	9.8%	(X)
Individuals below poverty level	(X)	16.6	13.3%	(X)
Housing Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	U.S.	Margin of Error
Total housing units	8,531			+/-44
Occupied housing units	7,560	88.6	88.4%	+/-303
Owner-occupied housing units	5,580	73.8	67.3%	+/-417
Renter-occupied housing units	1,980	26.2	32.7%	+/-435
Vacant housing units	971	11.4	11.6%	+/-300
Owner-occupied homes	5,580			+/-417
Median value (dollars)	114,700	(X)	181,800	+/-9,254
Median of selected monthly owner costs
With a mortgage (dollars)	949	(X)	1,427	+/-99
Not mortgaged (dollars)	325	(X)	402	+/-25
Demographic Estimates	Estimate	Percent	U.S.	Margin of Error
Total population	25,081			*****
Male	13,015	51.9	49.2%	+/-158
Female	12,066	48.1	50.8%	+/-158
Median age (years)	34.3	(X)	36.4	+/-1.3
Under 5 years	1,975	7.9	6.9%	+/-174
18 years and over	18,767	74.8	75.3%	*****
65 years and over	2,524	10.1	12.5%	+/-132
One race	24,643	98.3	97.9%	+/-286
White	20,839	83.1	74.1%	+/-122
Black or African American	3,316	13.2	12.4%	+/-417
American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.2	0.8%	+/-78
Asian	133	0.5	4.3%	+/-116
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0	0.1%	+/-174
Some other race	295	1.2	6.2%	+/-296
Two or more races	438	1.7	2.1%	+/-286
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	444	1.8	14.7%	+/-332

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey Explanation of Symbols: '***' - The median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate. '*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate. 'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small. '(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.