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Baker County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Jacksonville, FL
Designated Market Area: Jacksonville-Brunswick, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 29,325   ( 1,061 from 2020)
Land area: 585.2 square miles
Population density: 50.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:23,097 78.76% 3.5%
Black:3,77412.87% 9.2%
Indian:1310.45% 12.9%
Asian:2760.94% 27.2%
2+ races:6392.18% 22.4%
Hispanic:1,4084.80% 49.9%
Total non-White:6,22821.24% 4.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,515 13.4
Deaths:1,42812.6
Net Migration: 8007.1
Net Immigration: 1070.9
Change in White population:783 2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:278 1.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
28,264
22,31478.95%
4,15614.70%
1160.41%
2170.77%
5221.85%
9393.32%
5,95021.05%

2010
27,115
22,35382.44%
3,65113.46%
720.27%
1340.49%
3721.37%
5201.92%
4,76217.56%

2000
22,259
18,38982.61%
3,08313.85%
820.37%
950.43%
1860.84%
4191.88%
3,87017.39%

1990
18,486
15,57384.24%
2,63714.26%
620.34%
440.24%
n/a
1700.92%
2,91315.76%

1980
15,289
12,87384.20%
2,25714.76%
190.12%
90.06%
n/a
1310.86%
2,41615.80%

1970
9,242
7,36979.73%
1,84920.01%
30.03%
130.14%
n/a
80.09%
1,873 20.27%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
3,138 11.6
2,2538.3
1,1524.2
600.2
-39 -0.1
1,188 4.4
2000's
NumberRate
3,468 15.6
1,8738.4
2,59511.7
260.1
3,964 17.8
892 4.0
1990's
NumberRate
3,000 16.2
1,5708.5
1,6098.7
280.2
2,816 15.2
957 5.2
1980's
NumberRate
2,952 19.3
1,236 8.1
1,722 11.3
n/a
2,700 17.7
497 3.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,614 49.9
n/a
5,504 59.6
543 5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Baker County, FL

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.7
6,575 11.4%
51,014 88.6%
4,170 7.2%
9,004
2.78
6,642 73.8%
4,733 71.3%
675 10.2%
2,362 26.2%

2010
NumberPercent
36.0
7,047 26.0%
20,068 74.0%
2,956 10.9%
8,772
2.82
6,717 76.6%
4,929 73.4%
671 10.0%
2,055 23.4%

2000
NumberPercent
34.0
6,114 27.5%
16,145 72.5%
2,008 9.0%
7,075
2.85
5,668 80.1%
4,396 77.6%
520 9.2%
1,407 19.9%

1990
NumberPercent
30.1
5,626 30.4%
12,860 69.6%
1,454 7.9%
5,541
3.01
4,483 80.9%
3,686 82.2%
421 9.4%
1,058 19.1%

1980
NumberPercent
27.4
5,030 32.9%
10,259 67.1%
1,296 8.5%
4,341
3.14
3,640 83.9%
3,167 87.0%
255 7.0%
701 16.1%

2022 Housing Data for Baker County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,890 
Median Value$198,900 
Occupied9,00491.0%
Vacant8869.0%
Owned7,18679.8%
Rented1,81820.2%
Median Rent$959 
Single-Family Units5,93460.0%
    Detached5,86759.3%
    Attached670.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units2122.1%
Mobile Homes3,44634.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baker County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003473.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992863.2%
$15,000 to $19,9994495.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991832.0%
$25,000 to $29,9992182.4%
$30,000 to $34,9994324.8%
$35,000 to $39,9994054.5%
$40,000 to $44,9993884.3%
$45,000 to $49,9993353.7%
$50,000 to $59,9998659.6%
$60,000 to $74,99996010.7%
$75,000 to $99,9991,35715.1%
$100,000 to $124,9996887.6%
$125,000 to $149,9996357.1%
$150,000 to $199,9998279.2%
$200,000 or more6297.0%
Median Household Income67,872 
Per Capita Income28,612 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state80 
Compared to U.S.77 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7868.7%
Public Assistance1291.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,77619.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,87362.6%
Unemployed5603.2%
In Armed Forces1310.8%
Total Labor Force11,56466.6%
Not in Labor Force5,80433.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,1903,01658.1%
Non-Profit11843021.5%
Self-Employed84758859.0%
Local Government48375439.0%
State Government19766023.0%
Federal Government12410254.9%
Total Private + Self5,0373,60458.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9221,94632.1%
Total5,9595,55051.8%
Pct. Govt.20.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,77315.4%
Sales and Office Occupations2,07618.0%
Professional, Technical2,14818.7%
Service Occupations2,31420.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing180.2%
All others3,19827.8%
White Collar 52.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,70314.8%
Retail trade1,38012.0%
Construction1,16310.1%
Public administration1,0669.3%
Transportation and warehousing1,0068.7%
Educational services7916.9%
Other services7566.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6866.0%
Finance and insurance6465.6%
Manufacturing6285.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4904.3%
Accommodation and food services4624.0%
Wholesale trade3072.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing2532.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation880.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting550.5%
Information200.2%
Utilities90.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baker County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1630.58%
Puerto Rican2050.73%
Cuban1710.61%
Dominican300.11%
Total Central American1170.42%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran220.08%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian370.13%
Salvadoran580.21%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American230.08%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian110.04%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan120.04%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1740.62%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian840.30%
Chinese150.05%
Korean110.04%
Japanese100.04%
Filipino80.03%
Thai70.03%
Vietnamese50.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,19895.8%
Spanish7933.0%
Other Indo-European830.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun780.3%
Tagalog460.2%
Other Asian360.1%
Other280.1%
Arabic150.1%
Korean110.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish3,54812.7%
American3,22611.5%
German2,7239.7%
English2,3308.3%
Italian1,4435.2%
African9443.4%
European4421.6%
Scottish3331.2%
Dutch3311.2%
French2320.8%
Polish2170.8%
Scotch-Irish2030.7%
Greek1980.7%
Welsh1720.6%
Jamaican1090.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen27,70299.0%
Not a citizen2671.0%
Native27,47098.2%
Foreign-born4991.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baker County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
673 3.6%2,139 11.4%7,978 42.4%5,377 28.6%1,603 8.5%1,057 5.6%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 673 3.6%
9-12 Years 2,139 11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,978 42.4%
Some College 5,377 28.6%
Bach. Degree 1,603 8.5%
Grad Degree 1,057 5.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Baker County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 8,103 7,499 604 7.5% 6.2%
1991 8,443 7,574 869 10.3% 7.6%
1992 8,801 7,813 988 11.2% 8.4%
1993 8,709 7,910 799 9.2% 7.4%
1994 8,816 8,257 559 6.3% 6.5%
1995 8,790 8,308 482 5.5% 5.6%
1996 8,619 8,178 441 5.1% 5.3%
1997 8,661 8,241 420 4.8% 4.9%
1998 8,952 8,591 361 4.0% 4.4%
1999 9,115 8,793 322 3.5% 3.9%
2000 10,487 10,168 319 3.0% 3.8%
2001 10,557 10,129 428 4.1% 4.4%
2002 10,426 9,985 441 4.2% 4.9%
2003 10,331 9,900 431 4.2% 4.5%
2004 10,520 10,172 348 3.3% 3.8%
2005 11,039 10,761 278 2.5% 2.9%
2006 11,469 11,220 249 2.2% 2.5%
2007 11,856 11,503 353 3.0% 3.3%
2008 12,171 11,529 642 5.3% 5.7%
2009 11,979 10,856 1,123 9.4% 9.6%
2010 11,453 10,197 1,256 11.0% 10.8%
2011 11,441 10,274 1,167 10.2% 10.0%
2012 11,275 10,277 998 8.9% 8.6%
2013 11,246 10,377 869 7.7% 7.5%
2014 11,192 10,454 738 6.6% 6.4%
2015 11,217 10,584 633 5.6% 5.5%
2016 11,456 10,892 564 4.9% 4.9%
2017 11,641 11,149 492 4.2% 4.2%
2018 11,635 11,228 407 3.5% 3.6%
2019 12,016 11,624 392 3.3% 3.3%
2020 11,759 11,179 580 4.9% 7.7%
2021 12,133 11,672 461 3.8% 4.6%
2022 12,649 12,301 348 2.8% 2.9%
2023 12,862 12,485 377 2.9% 2.9%
2024 12,169 11,774 395 3.2% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com