Baker is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 12,147 people and four associated neighborhoods, Baker is the 35th largest community in Louisiana.

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

As is often the case in a small city, Baker doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Baker is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.63% of adults 25 and older in Baker have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Baker in 2022 was $23,746, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,984 for a family of four. However, Baker contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Baker is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Polish.