Baker vs Old Jefferson

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

Baker and Old Jefferson 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 7,790 in Old Jefferson). Old Jefferson has the higher median household income ($85,466 vs $59,451 in Baker). Old Jefferson has the higher median home value ($235,900 vs $146,700 in Baker).

Population, income & housing

	Baker	Old Jefferson
Population	12,322	7,790
Median age	32.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,451	$85,466
Median home value	$146,700	$235,900
Median gross rent	$1,031	$1,174
Housing units	4,977	3,777
Homeownership rate	69.6%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker	Old Jefferson
Population	13,437 → 12,322 (-8.3%)	7,659 → 7,790 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$53,082 → $59,451 (+12.0%)	$70,323 → $85,466 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $146,700 (+13.0%)	$197,300 → $235,900 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,031 (+7.7%)	$1,256 → $1,174 (-6.5%)

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

Old Jefferson

Population

7,6597,790

Median household income

$70,323$85,466

Median home value

$197,300$235,900

Median gross rent

$1,256$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker	Old Jefferson
Under 5	12.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	6.4%	20.4%
75 and over	4.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker	Old Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	65.0%
Black or African American	86.4%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker	Old Jefferson
No high school diploma	11.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	43.4%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	44.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker	Old Jefferson
Drove alone	87.0%	87.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker	Old Jefferson
1-unit, detached	75.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	7.1%
20 or more units	3.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Baker	Old Jefferson
Poverty rate	22.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.86	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1979	1989