Baker County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (24,973 vs 16,796 in Baker County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($73,051 vs $57,844 in Baker County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($339,200 vs $247,700 in Baker County).

Population, income & housing

	Baker County	Jefferson County
Population	16,796	24,973
Median age	47.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,844	$73,051
Median home value	$247,700	$339,200
Median gross rent	$814	$957
Housing units	8,687	10,455
Homeownership rate	72.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker County	Jefferson County
Population	16,019 → 16,796 (+4.9%)	23,607 → 24,973 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$45,998 → $57,844 (+25.8%)	$53,277 → $73,051 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$173,100 → $247,700 (+43.1%)	$224,600 → $339,200 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $814 (+20.8%)	$839 → $957 (+14.1%)

Baker County

Population

16,01916,796

Median household income

$45,998$57,844

Median home value

$173,100$247,700

Median gross rent

$674$814

Jefferson County

Population

23,60724,973

Median household income

$53,277$73,051

Median home value

$224,600$339,200

Median gross rent

$839$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker County	Jefferson County
Under 5	4.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	16.2%	12.4%
75 and over	11.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	57.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	11.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.4%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	7.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	27.4%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	74.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	14.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	6.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	7.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Baker County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	13.8%	11.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1967	1990