Baker County Information
Baker in
Oregon occupies
3,088 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,243, a change from a 2000 population of
16,741 and
15,317 in 1990.
13.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
8.2% percent is 25-35, and
12.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
21 acts of violent crime reported in
Baker in 2004, a change from
34 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
473 people:
6.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.9%.
Read more about
Baker, Oregon in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Baker | |
| State | Oregon | |
| Land Area | 3,088 sq. miles | Ranked 178 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,243 | Ranked 2,029 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,255 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,741 | Ranked 1,975 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 15,317 | Ranked 1,971 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.8% | |
| African American | .4% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | 1.3% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 8.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 10.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 10% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 21 | 34 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | 3 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 11 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 474 | 584 |
| Burglaries | 84 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 348 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 42 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 7,203 | 7,354 |
| Unemployed Population | 473 | 511 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.6% | 6.9% |
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