Baker vs Gardere

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

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

Baker has the higher population (12,322 vs 12,130 in Gardere). Gardere has the higher median household income ($60,694 vs $59,451 in Baker). Gardere has the higher median home value ($250,600 vs $146,700 in Baker).

Population, income & housing

	Baker	Gardere
Population	12,322	12,130
Median age	32.4 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,451	$60,694
Median home value	$146,700	$250,600
Median gross rent	$1,031	$1,135
Housing units	4,977	5,593
Homeownership rate	69.6%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker	Gardere
Population	13,437 → 12,322 (-8.3%)	11,394 → 12,130 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$53,082 → $59,451 (+12.0%)	$39,418 → $60,694 (+54.0%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $146,700 (+13.0%)	$168,700 → $250,600 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,031 (+7.7%)	$916 → $1,135 (+23.9%)

Baker

Population

13,43712,322

Median household income

$53,082$59,451

Median home value

$129,800$146,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,031

Gardere

Population

11,39412,130

Median household income

$39,418$60,694

Median home value

$168,700$250,600

Median gross rent

$916$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker	Gardere
Under 5	12.8%	11.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.5%	14.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	24.0%
35 to 44	9.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	5.0%
75 and over	4.9%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker	Gardere
White (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	24.4%
Black or African American	86.4%	44.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker	Gardere
No high school diploma	11.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	43.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker	Gardere
Drove alone	87.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	9.4%
Other means	0.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker	Gardere
1-unit, detached	75.8%	45.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	9.7%
20 or more units	3.8%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Baker	Gardere
Poverty rate	22.2%	28.4%
Average household size	2.86	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1979	2002