Baker

Population: 1,535
Median household income: $78,971
Median home value: $198,800

Baker, a community in Fallon County, Montana, has 1,535 residents. Its median household income of $78,971 runs above the Fallon County figure of $72,284.

Between 2019 and 2023, Baker's population declined 12.6% from 1,756 to 1,535, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $154,300 to $198,800.

13.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,535
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $78,971
Median home value: $198,800
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 854
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7561,535

Median household income

$56,400$78,971

Median home value

$154,300$198,800

Median gross rent

$746$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,756	$56,400	$154,300	$746
2020	1,905	$71,111	$151,900	$702
2021	1,763	$75,741	$156,100	$713
2022	1,500	$96,667	$170,000	$726
2023	1,535	$78,971	$198,800	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	10.5%
5 to 17	113	7.4%
18 to 24	199	13.0%
25 to 34	239	15.6%
35 to 44	145	9.4%
45 to 54	131	8.5%
55 to 64	211	13.7%
65 to 74	220	14.3%
75 and over	116	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,442	93.9%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66	4.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's44.7%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	4.2%
High school graduate	394	37.1%
Some college or associate's	475	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	129	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	588	77.4%
Carpooled	94	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	6.4%
Other means	14	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	566	79.6%
15 to 29 min	25	3.5%
30 to 44 min	52	7.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	68	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 12.0% (176 of 1,471)

	Count	Share
Family households	359	52.9%
Nonfamily households	319	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	678	79.4%
Vacant	176	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	461	68.0%
Renter-occupied	217	32.0%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other12.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	571	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	81	9.5%
5 to 19 units	46	5.4%
20 or more units	46	5.4%
Mobile home & other	110	12.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3003475
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 46.3649, -104.2733

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