Baker Population History 1990 - 2023

Baker Population Facts

What is the current population of Baker?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Baker is 12,057. Baker, Louisiana is the 2,783rd largest city in the US.

What county is Baker, Louisiana in?

Baker is located entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What is the size of Baker, Louisiana in square miles?

Baker has an area of 8.3 square miles.

What was the peak population of Baker?

The peak population of Baker was in 2010, when its population was 13,895. In 2010, Baker was the 2,321st largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,783rd largest city in the US. Baker is currently 13.2% smaller than it was in 2010.

How quickly is Baker shrinking?

Baker has shrunk 12.5% since the year 2000. Baker, Louisiana's growth is extremely below average. 93% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Baker, Louisiana?

Baker has a population density of 1,674.3 people per square mile.

Baker Demographics

What is the voting age population of Baker, Louisiana?

The total voting age population of Baker, Louisiana, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 10,244. The voting age population is 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.2% of the residents of Baker are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Baker, Louisiana?

The racial demographics of Baker are 84.6% Black, 13.8% White, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Two or more races, 0.3% Asian and 0.1% American Indian. Additionally, 0.5% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana residents are below the poverty line?

In Baker, 12.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 24.3%. On a per-household basis, 13.3% of families are below the poverty line in Baker.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 71.0% of Baker residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Baker, Louisiana residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 89.8% of Baker residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 16.9% have a bachelor's degree and 5.2% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Baker residents aged 5 and older, 1.6% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.3% speak an Asian language.

Baker Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Baker, Louisiana?

The unemployment rate in Baker is 5.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana residents work for the government?

In Baker, 17.3% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Baker, Louisiana?

The median household income in Baker is $53,082.

Baker Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Baker, Louisiana?

In Baker, 67.4% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Baker, Louisiana?

Renters occupy 32.6% of housing units in Baker.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Baker, 1.5% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Baker, Louisiana housing units were built after 2000?

In Baker, 10.5% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 560 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Baker, Louisiana?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Baker is $957.

What percentage of households in Baker, Louisiana have broadband internet?

In Baker, 81.0% of households have an active broadband internet connection.