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Baker, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Baker is a Census city of 12,253 people across 8.43 square miles of land, in East Baton Rouge Parish. Median household income is $54,750, 69.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Baker
What Baker is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,453
- County holding the largest share of its areaEast Baton Rouge Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baker
How many people live in Baker
- Population12,253
- Median age33.5
- Population under 183,222
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,390
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent
- Households4,292
- Family households3,098
- Share of households that are families72.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baker
Income and work in Baker
- Median household income$54,750 plus or minus $12,198
- Per capita income$23,746
- Civilian labor force6,138
- Employed5,117
- Unemployed1,021 plus or minus 361
- Unemployment rate16.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over7,518
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Baker
- Housing units5,009
- Occupied units4,292
- Vacant units717 plus or minus 261
- Vacancy rate14.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied2,999
- Renter occupied1,293 plus or minus 309
- Ownership rate69.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$993 plus or minus $301
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units3,945
- Share single family78.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more722 plus or minus 279
- Share in buildings of two or more14.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes342 plus or minus 173
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baker
How Baker gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,851
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,063 plus or minus 349
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,792 plus or minus 416
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone83.8 percent
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baker
SBA loans in Baker (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$2,949,100
- Average approval$327,678
- Median approval$194,000
- Largest approval$1,245,000
- Jobs supported63
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baker, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Baker
Flood risk in Baker
- NFIP communityCity of Baker
- NFIP community number225193
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date05/02/08
The City of Baker participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 225193 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
East Baton Rouge Parish, not Baker
East Baton Rouge Parish context, not Baker figures
- Establishments in East Baton Rouge Parish12,542
- Covered employment, East Baton Rouge Parish270,603
- Average annual pay, East Baton Rouge Parish$66,778
- Housing units permitted, East Baton Rouge Parish2,305
Every figure in this section is published for East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Baker.
All East Baton Rouge Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Baker questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Baker, Louisiana?
12,253, in 4,292 households. Baker city covers 8.43 square miles of land, which is 1,453 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Baker in?
East Baton Rouge Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Baker?
$54,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,900. Median gross rent is $993 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Baker businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $194,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baker, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Baker borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Baker. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Baker in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Baker appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Baker, city of, community 225193, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Baker figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Baker.
Is zoning published for Baker?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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