Baker County vs Clay County

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

Baker County and Clay County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clay County has the higher population (2,853 vs 2,830 in Baker County). Clay County has the higher median household income ($48,715 vs $44,405 in Baker County). Baker County has the higher median home value ($120,100 vs $92,500 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Baker County	Clay County
Population	2,830	2,853
Median age	48.1 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,405	$48,715
Median home value	$120,100	$92,500
Median gross rent	$643	$578
Housing units	1,419	1,936
Homeownership rate	72.7%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker County	Clay County
Population	3,132 → 2,830 (-9.6%)	2,951 → 2,853 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$32,917 → $44,405 (+34.9%)	$22,325 → $48,715 (+118.2%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $120,100 (+46.8%)	$71,400 → $92,500 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $643 (+25.3%)	$340 → $578 (+70.0%)

Baker County

Population

3,1322,830

Median household income

$32,917$44,405

Median home value

$81,800$120,100

Median gross rent

$513$643

Clay County

Population

2,9512,853

Median household income

$22,325$48,715

Median home value

$71,400$92,500

Median gross rent

$340$578

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker County	Clay County
Under 5	2.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	11.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	6.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	18.3%	16.3%
75 and over	7.8%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker County	Clay County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.8%	39.6%
Black or African American	40.6%	59.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker County	Clay County
No high school diploma	9.5%	14.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker County	Clay County
Drove alone	80.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	16.7%
Public transit	5.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.9%
Other means	0.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker County	Clay County
1-unit, detached	69.6%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	37.1%

Poverty & households

	Baker County	Clay County
Poverty rate	29.4%	23.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1978	1986