What is the population of Baker city?

Baker city has 1,535 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #71 of 497 in Montana.

What is the median household income in Baker city?

Median household income in Baker city is $78,971 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Baker city?

Median gross rent is $772 a month and the median home value is $198,800, so rent absorbs about 11.7% of median household income.

Is Baker city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Baker city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Baker, MT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Baker, Montana (Baker, MT — Census place “Baker city”) is 1,535 residents, ranking #71 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $78,971, the median home is worth $198,800 and median gross rent runs $772 a month. Looking for the Baker Montana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Baker, MT: 59313.

Population: 1,535Baker city residents
Median household income: $78,971Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $198,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $772Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68%Owner-occupied households

Baker ZIP codes (Montana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Baker.

The Baker MT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

59313

What the numbers mean in Baker city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Baker city median would spend about 11.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 68% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Baker city, MT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Baker city is a small town in Montana, with 1,535 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #71 of 497 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 37 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Baker city earn a median of $78,971 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 25% above the $62,992 median for the 94 Montana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Baker city is valued at $198,800, 34.5% below the national figure and 21% below the $250,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $772 a month, 45.1% below the national figure, or roughly $9,264 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Baker city?: Baker city has 1,535 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #71 of 497 in Montana.
What is the median household income in Baker city?: Median household income in Baker city is $78,971 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Baker city?: Median gross rent is $772 a month and the median home value is $198,800, so rent absorbs about 11.7% of median household income.
Is Baker city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Baker city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Baker city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.