PlainZIP

Baker, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Baker, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,803. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BAKER-LA · Baker, LA 1 ZIPs · 19,803 pop · #18918/25278 · East Baton Rouge Parish

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,608
  • RANK-LOWER #18918/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Baton Rouge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,803
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,000

Nearest income peer: Baton Rouge, LA (+ $4,054 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Baker

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Baker on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Baker, LA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,803
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,608
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,608 and poverty 29.2% concentrate in 70714.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Baker as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Independence is the closest lower-income city and Lake Arthur the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Baker.

Population concentration

Baker's single ZIP 70714 carries the town

Baker is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 70714 is the entire residential footprint (19,803 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Baker

Citywide ZBP: 230 establishments, 2,446 employees , annual payroll $116,456k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70714 (230 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (50) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Baker, LA

These ZIP codes sit in East Baton Rouge Parish, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Baker. See the East Baton Rouge Parish roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing East Baton Rouge Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Baker, Baton Rouge, Zachary and Greenwell Springs among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Greenwell Springs marks the far end of that range at $106,671, 85% above Baker.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70714 19,803 $57,608 230 222
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Baker roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Baker, .