Baker vs Village St. George

A side-by-side comparison of Baker and Village St. George: population, income, housing, and more.

Baker and Village St. George 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 8,880 in Village St. George). Village St. George has the higher median household income ($94,191 vs $59,451 in Baker). Village St. George has the higher median home value ($248,600 vs $146,700 in Baker).

Population, income & housing

	Baker	Village St. George
Population	12,322	8,880
Median age	32.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,451	$94,191
Median home value	$146,700	$248,600
Median gross rent	$1,031	$1,416
Housing units	4,977	3,282
Homeownership rate	69.6%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker	Village St. George
Population	13,437 → 12,322 (-8.3%)	7,334 → 8,880 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$53,082 → $59,451 (+12.0%)	$88,324 → $94,191 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $146,700 (+13.0%)	$231,600 → $248,600 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,031 (+7.7%)	$1,294 → $1,416 (+9.4%)

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

Village St. George

Population

7,3348,880

Median household income

$88,324$94,191

Median home value

$231,600$248,600

Median gross rent

$1,294$1,416

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker	Village St. George
Under 5	12.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	14.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.2%
75 and over	4.9%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker	Village St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	48.2%
Black or African American	86.4%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker	Village St. George
No high school diploma	11.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	43.4%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker	Village St. George
Drove alone	87.0%	80.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	12.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker	Village St. George
1-unit, detached	75.8%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	6.2%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Baker	Village St. George
Poverty rate	22.2%	3.8%
Average household size	2.86	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1979	1985