Baker vs Big River

A side-by-side comparison of Baker and Big River: population, income, housing, and more.

Baker and Big River are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big River has the higher population (1,025 vs 482 in Baker). Big River has the higher median home value ($132,400 vs $115,100 in Baker).

Population, income & housing

	Baker	Big River
Population	482	1,025
Median age	28.9 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,179
Median home value	$115,100	$132,400
Median gross rent	$883	$795
Housing units	255	978
Homeownership rate	30.4%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker	Big River
Population	541 → 482 (-10.9%)	1,149 → 1,025 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$27,308 → $31,786 (+16.4%)	$33,534 → $40,179 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $115,100 (+32.5%)	$91,400 → $132,400 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $883 (+31.8%)	$620 → $795 (+28.2%)

Baker

Population

541482

Median household income

$27,308$31,786

Median home value

$86,900$115,100

Median gross rent

$670$883

Big River

Population

1,1491,025

Median household income

$33,534$40,179

Median home value

$91,400$132,400

Median gross rent

$620$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker	Big River
Under 5	10.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	14.5%	6.6%
18 to 24	18.9%	2.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	2.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	4.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	21.2%	36.0%
65 to 74	4.4%	20.6%
75 and over	2.1%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker	Big River
White (non-Hispanic)	18.9%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	78.2%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker	Big River
No high school diploma	23.8%	16.6%
High school graduate	59.0%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker	Big River
Drove alone	64.5%	87.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	26.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.6%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker	Big River
1-unit, detached	28.2%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.1%	45.7%

Poverty & households

	Baker	Big River
Poverty rate	22.5%	19.9%
Average household size	2.48	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	12	16
Median year structure built	1988	1986