Baker vs Essex

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

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

Essex has the higher population (373 vs 0 in Baker).

Population, income & housing

	Baker	Essex
Population	0	373
Median age	—	44.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,854
Median home value	—	$115,600
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	0	259
Homeownership rate	—	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	4.4%
Unemployment rate	—	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker	Essex
Population	0 → 0 (+0.0%)	524 → 373 (-28.8%)
Median household income	—	$45,000 → $63,854 (+41.9%)
Median home value	—	$76,800 → $115,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $625 (-2.0%)

Baker

Population

Essex

Population

524373

Median household income

$45,000$63,854

Median home value

$76,800$115,600

Median gross rent

$638$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker	Essex
Under 5	—	1.6%
5 to 17	—	18.2%
18 to 24	—	6.7%
25 to 34	—	8.0%
35 to 44	—	16.1%
45 to 54	—	22.3%
55 to 64	—	10.7%
65 to 74	—	12.3%
75 and over	—	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker	Essex
White (non-Hispanic)	—	98.1%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker	Essex
No high school diploma	—	22.6%
High school graduate	—	51.5%
Some college or associate's	—	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	—	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker	Essex
Drove alone	—	97.9%
Carpooled	—	1.7%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.4%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker	Essex
1-unit, detached	—	67.6%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	25.9%
5 to 19 units	—	0.8%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Baker	Essex
Poverty rate	—	17.3%
Average household size	—	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1977