Baker City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,135 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.

A relatively large number of people in Baker City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 15.20 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.

In terms of college education, Baker City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.88% 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 $34,134, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,536 for a family of four. However, Baker City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Baker City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European.

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