Baker City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,247 people and four associated neighborhoods, Baker City is the 57th largest community in Oregon. Baker City has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Baker City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.51% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Baker City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.31 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Baker City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Baker City in 2022 was $31,677, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,708 for a family of four. However, Baker City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Baker City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Baker City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Baker City include German, English, Irish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Baker City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.