Baker County vs. Malheur County

	Baker County (OR)	Malheur County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,006	30,725
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,131	31,316
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,134	31,313
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.4%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	45.7%
White alone, percent	94.1%	92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	34.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.4%	60.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,929	1,976
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	9.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,059	11,911
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.0%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$160,900	$135,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,145	$1,143
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$387	$376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$675	$664
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.1%	14.4%
Building permits, 2018	23	22
Households, 2014-2018	6,927	10,138
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.7%	80.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.2%	70.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.3%	13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.2%	10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.3%	49.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.7%	51.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,456	50,776
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	54,576	133,056
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,523	340,732
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	198,861	534,507
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,500	$17,450
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.0	19.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,921	$42,478
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,152	$18,700
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	21.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	509	705
Total employment, 2017	3,982	8,362
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	136,901	262,531
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.4%	-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,144	1,423
All firms, 2012	1,748	2,088
Men-owned firms, 2012	915	1,103
Women-owned firms, 2012	507	583
Minority-owned firms, 2012	78	281
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,598	1,674
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	178	260
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,438	1,667
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	5.3	3.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,068.36	9,887.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Baker county (OR) and Malheur county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.