Baker, California

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Population in 2010: 735.
Males: 362  (49.3%)
Females: 373  (50.7%)
Median resident age:

28.7 years
California median age:

37.9 years

Zip codes: 92309.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,091
Baker:

$79,091
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,521

Baker CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $504,400
Baker:

$504,400
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $387,523; detached houses: $497,562; mobile homes: $161,518

Median gross rent in 2022: $809.

March 2022 cost of living index in Baker: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 30.8%
(76.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 44.3% for other race residents, 27.2% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Baker, CA (2022)
    • 49188.3%Hispanic
    • 5810.4%White alone
    • 132.3%Asian alone
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Ancestries: American (15.2%), Welsh (1.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

269 residents are foreign born (46.6% Latin America).

This place:

48.4%
California:

26.5%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Kern, CA (19.5 miles , pop. 69,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Upper San Gabriel Valley, CA (67.7 miles , pop. 320,969).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (77.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Boron, CA (1.4 miles ),
North Edwards, CA (2.8 miles ),
California City, CA (3.8 miles ),
Edwards AFB, CA (4.2 miles ),
East Kern, CA (4.4 miles ),
Randsburg, CA (4.7 miles),
Johannesburg, CA (4.8 miles),
Silver Lakes, CA (5.2 miles )

Latitude: 35.04 N, Longitude: 117.67 W

Area code: 760

Distribution of median household income in Baker, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Baker, CA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.0%
California:

5.1%

Earthquake activity:

Baker-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7840% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from Baker center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 190.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 169.0 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in San Bernardino County (46) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 24, Floods: 18, Storms: 9, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Earthquake: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Airports located in Baker:

Amtrak station near Baker:

  • 3 miles: BORON (26545 20 MULE TEAM RD.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baker:

  • Cerro Coso Community College (about 37 miles; Ridgecrest, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,420)
  • Barstow Community College (about 39 miles; Barstow, CA; FT enrollment: 2,120)
  • Antelope Valley College (about 39 miles; Lancaster, CA; FT enrollment: 9,206)
  • Victor Valley College (about 46 miles; Victorville, CA; FT enrollment: 7,630)
  • Chaffey College (about 63 miles; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; FT enrollment: 10,496)
  • California State University-San Bernardino (about 63 miles; San Bernardino, CA; FT enrollment: 15,748)
  • Citrus College (about 64 miles; Glendora, CA; FT enrollment: 8,456)

Public high schools in Baker:

Public elementary/middle schools in Baker:

  • BAKER JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 24, Location: 72100 SCH HOUSE LN., Grades: 7-8)
  • BAKER ELEMENTARY (Location: 72100 SCH HOUSE LN., Grades: KG-6)
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Notable locations in Baker: Baker Emergency Medical Services (A), San Bernardino County Fire Department Station 53 Baker (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Baker: Chet Hoffman Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Arne's Royal Hawaiian Motel (200 West Baker Boulevard).

San Bernardino County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Baker and their reported violations in the past:

BAKER COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (Population served: 1,000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In JUL-01-1993, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
Average household size:
This place:

3.4 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

78.1%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

14.0%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Baker:

Marital status in Baker, CA
  • Never married: 41.7%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 5.0%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 2.5%

For population 25 years and over in Baker:

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 5.2 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.1
California average:

15.5

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Baker
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Baker, CA (based on San Bernardino County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic445,33455
Evangelical Protestant243,524832
Other80,047205
Mainline Protestant26,062135
Black Protestant14,96937
Orthodox3,86810
None1,221,406-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 301
San Bernardino County:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
San Bernardino County:

0.05 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 114
San Bernardino County:

0.57 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 320
This county:

1.60 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 940
This county:

4.69 / 10,000 pop.
California:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.4%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
San Bernardino County:

27.1%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
San Bernardino County:

16.2%
California:

17.9%

6.45% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,954 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.45%
California average:

5.19%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($259 average AGI)
San Bernardino County:

0.03%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Los Angeles County, CA  2.79% ($57,221 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA  1.22% ($52,713)
from Orange County, CA  0.50% ($65,878)


6.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.46%
California average:

6.14%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
San Bernardino County:

0.03%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Riverside County, CA  1.52% ($58,630 average AGI)
to Los Angeles County, CA  1.31% ($51,951)
to Orange County, CA  0.41% ($82,558)
Businesses in Baker, CA
NameCountNameCount
Carl\s Jr.1Jack In The Box1
Dairy Queen1Quiznos1
Dennys1Subway2

Strongest AM radio stations in Baker:

  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KAVL (610 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Baker:

  • KCEL (106.9 FM; CALIFORNIA CITY, CA; Owner: KCEL RADIO, LLC)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KLOA-FM (104.9 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: ADELMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRAJ (100.9 FM; JOHANNESBURG, CA; Owner: ADELMAN BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KGBM (89.7 FM; RANDSBURG, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRXV (98.1 FM; YERMO, CA; Owner: KHWY, INC.)
  • KJAT (105.3 FM; YERMO, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKZQ (100.1 FM; TEHACHAPI, CA; Owner: HIGH DESERT BROADCASTING LLC)
  • K212EK (90.3 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • K210DL (89.9 FM; APPLE VALLEY, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVFG (103.1 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KATJ-FM (100.7 FM; GEORGE, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Baker:

  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KHIZ (Channel 64; BARSTOW, CA; Owner: SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC.)

Baker fatal accident list:

Jan 18, 2018 07:20 PM, West Baker Blvd, Lat: 35.264667, Lon: -116.076092, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 7, 2010 02:25 AM, Sr-127, Lat: 35.265494, Lon: -116.075025, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 19Number of bridges
  • 226ft / 68.6mTotal length
  • 434,441Total average daily traffic
  • 87,812Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Baker, CA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 161960-1969
  • 11990-1999
  • 12000-2009
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Baker, CA

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Baker)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

70 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Baker, CA)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

48 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Paging Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: N6WL, Licensee ID: L00424331, Grant Date: 05/29/2015, Expiration Date: 08/25/2025, Certifier: William R Locke, Registrant: William R Locke, Baker, CA 92309


2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 13. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 44 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2014. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Baker, CA When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (71.5%), and Outside Fires (21.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Baker, CA
    • 11871.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 3621.8%Outside Fires
    • 84.8%Structure Fires
    • 31.8%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Baker, CA
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Baker, CA
  • 76.7%Electricity
  • 19.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Baker, CA
  • 85.9%Electricity
  • 9.6%Utility gas
  • 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Baker compared to California state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Baker on our top lists:

  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Korea (population 500+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Mexico (population 500+)"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Central America (population 500+)"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
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