Baker City vs Richland

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

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

Baker City has the higher population (10,177 vs 178 in Richland). Baker City has the higher median home value ($233,500 vs $205,000 in Richland). Since 2019, Baker City's population has grown faster (+4.4% vs -41.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Baker City	Richland
Population	10,177	178
Median age	45.2 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	—
Median home value	$233,500	$205,000
Median gross rent	$833	$833
Housing units	4,798	100
Homeownership rate	72.6%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	20.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker City	Richland
Population	9,752 → 10,177 (+4.4%)	303 → 178 (-41.3%)
Median household income	$44,537 → $58,125 (+30.5%)	$42,292 → $53,333 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $233,500 (+59.4%)	$162,500 → $205,000 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $833 (+26.0%)	$567 → $833 (+46.9%)

Baker City

Population

9,75210,177

Median household income

$44,537$58,125

Median home value

$146,500$233,500

Median gross rent

$661$833

Richland

Population

303178

Median household income

$42,292$53,333

Median home value

$162,500$205,000

Median gross rent

$567$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker City	Richland
Under 5	5.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	14.7%	5.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	2.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	6.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	34.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	1.1%
65 to 74	14.7%	25.8%
75 and over	11.8%	20.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker City	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	74.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	8.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker City	Richland
No high school diploma	6.9%	17.5%
High school graduate	28.5%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker City	Richland
Drove alone	78.5%	64.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	35.5%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker City	Richland
1-unit, detached	74.4%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	7.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Baker City	Richland
Poverty rate	12.8%	44.4%
Average household size	2.13	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	14	12
Median year structure built	1960	1972