Baker, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,360 (Urban population: 13,231, Rural population: 129 (all nonfarm))

Baker, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,313 (4,870 occupied: 3,513 owner occupied, 1,357 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

Housing density: 673 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $534 (lower quartile is $448, upper quartile is $647)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $546

Median gross rent in Baker, LA in 2007: $736

Housing units in Baker with a mortgage: 1,981 (102 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,037

Baker,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,902 (it was $69,800 in 2000)

Baker:	$109,902
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,458 - $138,612

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $135,243
Here: $135,243
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,584
Here: $63,584
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $72,398
Here: $72,398
State: $218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,197
Here: $137,197
State: $189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $77,443
Here: $77,443
State: $179,688

Mobile homes: $102,109
Here: $102,109
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,446

In family households: 12,045 (2,380 male householders, 1,303 female householders)
2,267 spouses, 4,673 children (4,223 natural, 138 adopted, 312 stepchildren), 487 grandchildren, 142 brothers or sisters, 123 parents, 327 other relatives, 343 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,401 (448 male householders (374 living alone)), 744 female householders (675 living alone)), 209 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 109 (81 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,339 2-persons, 875 3-persons, 824 4-persons, 397 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,049 1-person, 106 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

2,199 married couples with children.
1,333 single-parent households (183 men, 1,150 women).

95.6% of residents of Baker speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 83 (0.6%)
(60.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baker, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 151 4 rooms: 387 5 rooms: 1,074 6 rooms: 1,001 7 rooms: 516 8 rooms: 227 9 or more rooms: 133

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker, Louisiana:
	1 room: 41 2 rooms: 111 3 rooms: 259 4 rooms: 412 5 rooms: 231 6 rooms: 145 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 65 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 203
1995 to 1998: 359
1990 to 1994: 203
1980 to 1989: 970
1970 to 1979: 1,469
1960 to 1969: 1,107
1950 to 1959: 750
1940 to 1949: 153
1939 or earlier: 99

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baker:
	no bedroom: 34 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 517 3 bedrooms: 2,388 4 bedrooms: 523 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker:
	no bedroom: 69 1 bedroom: 289 2 bedrooms: 528 3 bedrooms: 362 4 bedrooms: 92 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Baker in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 1,172 2 vehicles: 1,530 3 vehicles: 540 4 vehicles: 147 5 or more vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Baker in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 143 1 vehicle: 755 2 vehicles: 410 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Baker, LA:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 53
$20,000 to $24,999: 51
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 30
$35,000 to $39,999: 30
$40,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 104
$60,000 to $69,999: 204
$70,000 to $79,999: 238
$80,000 to $89,999: 274
$90,000 to $99,999: 296
$100,000 to $124,999: 721
$125,000 to $149,999: 547
$150,000 to $174,999: 189
$175,000 to $199,999: 118
$200,000 to $249,999: 149
$250,000 to $299,999: 96
$300,000 to $399,999: 73
$400,000 to $499,999: 65
$500,000 to $749,999: 15
$750,000 to $999,999: 22
$1,000,000 or more: 19

Baker rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Baker:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 15
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 47
$400 to $449: 137
$450 to $499: 194
$500 to $549: 235
$550 to $599: 142
$600 to $649: 118
$650 to $699: 96
$700 to $749: 74
$750 to $799: 38
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 36
$1,000 to $1,249: 36
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 47

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 15 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 22

Baker, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.5%
Number of people working at home: 49 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 187
5 to 9 minutes: 626
10 to 14 minutes: 686
15 to 19 minutes: 662
20 to 24 minutes: 967
25 to 29 minutes: 464
30 to 34 minutes: 1205
35 to 39 minutes: 191
40 to 44 minutes: 214
45 to 59 minutes: 304
60 to 89 minutes: 169
90 or more minutes: 139

Baker mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,950 (84%)
Carpooled: 715 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 36 (1%)
Other means: 99 (2%)
Worked at home: 49 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 513
$10,000 to $14,999: 364
$15,000 to $19,999: 356
$20,000 to $24,999: 400
$25,000 to $29,999: 398
$30,000 to $34,999: 393
$35,000 to $39,999: 327
$40,000 to $44,999: 347
$45,000 to $49,999: 337
$50,000 to $59,999: 463
$60,000 to $74,999: 402
$75,000 to $99,999: 344
$100,000 to $124,999: 149
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 or more: 19

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6344

United States or American: 1122

French (except Basque): 656

English: 566

Irish: 435

German: 230

French Canadian: 225

Scotch-Irish: 201

Italian: 171

European: 99

Scottish: 57

Arab:: 55

Arab/Arabic: 49

Subsaharan African:: 33

African: 33

Norwegian: 30

Swedish: 19

Canadian: 15

British: 14

Acadian/Cajun: 10

Polish: 8

Lebanese: 6

Portuguese: 6

Dutch: 5

Hungarian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (35%)
Honduras (35%)
Venezuela (12%)
Africa, n.e.c. (10%)
Brazil (8%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 10720
Northeast: 188
Midwest: 384
South: 1893
West: 214

58% of Baker residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 168
11th grade: 167
12th grade, no diploma: 191
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,554
Less than 1 year of college: 258
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 484
Associate degree: 85
Bachelor's degree: 222
Master's degree: 124
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 67
9th grade: 114
10th grade: 153
11th grade: 198
12th grade, no diploma: 212
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,525
Less than 1 year of college: 422
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 807
Associate degree: 118
Bachelor's degree: 494
Master's degree: 256
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 26.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,711
Black householders: $41,438
Asian householders: $34,560
Some other race householders: $44,968
Two or more races householders: $27,906
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,148

Baker household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Baker household income for Black householders

Baker household income for Asian householders

Baker household income for Some other race householders

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Baker household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Baker marital status for males

Baker marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,327
Black or African American householders: $126,750
Some other race householders: $102,344
Two or more races householders: $82,505
Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,467

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,779
One, attached: 64
Two: 135
3 or 4: 418
5 to 9: 95
10 to 19: 70
20 to 49: 88
50 or more: 201
Mobile homes: 423
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $48,216

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Baker:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (76%) Utility gas (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 282

Here:	14.7%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74

Here:	8.4%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157

Here:	22.2%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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