Baker

Population: 12,322
Median household income: $59,451
Median home value: $146,700

Baker is a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to 12,322 residents. At $59,451, its median household income sits below East Baton Rouge Parish's $63,075.

From 2019 to 2023, Baker's population declined 8.3% from 13,437 to 12,322, while its median home value rose 13.0% from $129,800 to $146,700.

The median resident is 32.4 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,322
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,451
Median home value: $146,700
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 4,977
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 14.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,43712,322

Median household income

$53,082$59,451

Median home value

$129,800$146,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,437	$53,082	$129,800	$957
2020	13,233	$64,455	$114,500	$912
2021	12,736	$55,371	$127,900	$982
2022	12,463	$60,555	$138,800	$1,012
2023	12,322	$59,451	$146,700	$1,031

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.8%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,574	12.8%
5 to 17	1,648	13.4%
18 to 24	1,540	12.5%
25 to 34	2,124	17.2%
35 to 44	1,105	9.0%
45 to 54	1,428	11.6%
55 to 64	1,513	12.3%
65 to 74	784	6.4%
75 and over	606	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,357	11.0%
Black or African American	10,649	86.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	58	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	903	11.9%
High school graduate	3,279	43.4%
Some college or associate's	1,851	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,020	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	507	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,813	87.0%
Carpooled	538	9.7%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	174	3.1%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,100	20.5%
15 to 29 min	2,041	38.1%
30 to 44 min	1,329	24.8%
45 to 59 min	675	12.6%
60+ min	214	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 22.2% (2,711 of 12,211)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,975	69.9%
Nonfamily households	1,283	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,258	85.6%
Vacant	719	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,964	69.6%
Renter-occupied	1,294	30.4%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,771	75.8%
1-unit, attached	77	1.5%
2 to 4 units	345	6.9%
5 to 19 units	174	3.5%
20 or more units	191	3.8%
Mobile home & other	419	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2203985
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5832, -91.1582