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Baker, LA Profile


Baker, LA, population 13,440, is located in Louisiana's East Baton Rouge county, about 9.5 miles from Baton Rouge and 56.7 miles from Lafayette.

Through the 90's Baker's population has grown by about 4%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Baker has declined by about 4%. Since 2005 Baker's population has grown by about 1%.

Baker's property crime levels tend to be higher than Louisiana's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Baker tend to be lower than Louisiana's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 46%
Females 54%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White46%
African American52%
Native American0%
Asian0%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed2%
As % of Population
     

Age


Median Age
Population9.99
Males9.99
Females9.99
Vs. State Median Age
  
  
  
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 209.99%Under 20: 9.99%
20 to 409.99%20 to 40: 9.99%
40 to 609.99%40 to 60: 9.99%
Over 606.00%Over 60: 8.00%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearChange Rate
200013,746N/A
200113,713-0.24%
200213,581-0.96%
200313,496-0.63%
200413,378-0.87%
200513,278-0.75%
200613,7963.90%
200713,575-1.60%
200813,407-1.24%
200913,4400.25%
Vs. State Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Economics


Household Income
Median$35,151
Vs. State Median Income
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001N/A
2002347
2003416
2004419
2005380
2006454
2007375
2008177
2009308
2010171
Vs. State Violent Crime Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 ----
2002 151131
2003 131241
2004 031737
2005 331035
2006 161040
2007 241233
2008 10221
2009 13433
2010 02129

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001N/A
20024,922
20034,836
20044,856
20055,735
20065,972
20075,360
20083,690
20093,718
20103,737
Vs. State Property Crime Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 - - -
2002 116 536 29
2003 113 508 41
2004 154 468 39
2005 149 559 61
2006 146 545 59
2007 151 535 43
2008 105 379 16
2009 113 362 20
2010 132 347 24

Location

Elevation80 feet above sea level
Land Area6.7 Square Miles



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