Baker City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,225 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.42% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Baker City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.57 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Baker City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.12% of adults in Baker City have a college degree.

The per capita income in Baker City in 2022 was $34,845, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,380 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, Scottish, and European.

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