County profile
Baker County, OR
United States · GDP 2024
#1975 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$854.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,507
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
521
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
16,658
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$60.9k±$5.4k
Bachelor's degree+
26.1%±3.0%
Poverty rate
14.9%±2.6%
Business applications
189 · 2025
Retail establishments
78
46.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Universal Systems, Inc.Energy———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade25%
Manufacturing24%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction8%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
16,658
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $56.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+479
International migration+31
Natural change−573
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$582.4M2019
$599.2M2020
$644.8M2021
$738.4M2022
$792.8M2023
$854.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$285.6k±$16.2k
Median gross rent
$865/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
15.7%±2.2%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$10.9M
44 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 96Avalanche 91Landslide 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2392016
2422017
2712018
2902019
3112020
3652021
4532022
4562023
5112024
5542025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 2021592021
662022
422023
282024
442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.9 km
I-84
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
UP
Nearest port
176.5 km
WALLA WALLA GRAIN GROWERS, PORT KELLEY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
142.8 km
EASTERN OREGON RGNL AT PENDLETON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baker?
Baker's economy produced $854.5M in 2024, growing 7.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.