Editing Baker County, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1325
|1880= 2303
|1890= 3333
|1900= 4516
|1910= 4805
|1920= 5622
|1930= 6273
|1940= 6510
|1950= 6313
|1960= 7363
|1970= 9242
|1980= 15289
|1990= 18486
|2000= 22259
|2010= 27115
|2020= 28259
|estyear=2023
|estimate=28368
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 12, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QuickFacts" />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Baker County, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Baker County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US12003&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Baker County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12003&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Baker County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12003&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|18,839
|22,353
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,185
|82.61%
|82.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.51%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,083
|3,651
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,825
|13.85%
|13.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|82
|72
|style='background: #ffffe6; |109
|0.37%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|88
|129
|style='background: #ffffe6; |157
|0.40%
|0.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84
|0.02%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.3%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|186
|372
|style='background: #ffffe6; |912
|0.84%
|1.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|419
|520
|style='background: #ffffe6; |973
|1.88%
|1.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''22,259'''
|'''27,115'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''28,259'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Baker_County_by_Census_Tract.svg|thumb|2023 Racial Demographics in Baker County, Florida by Census tracts.{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}
{{col-end}}
}}]]
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 28,259 people, 8,828 households, and 6,448 families residing in the county.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 22,259 people, 7,043 households, and 5,599 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|38|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,592 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.04% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 13.92% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 34.5% were of [[United States|American]], 9.9% [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.6% [[English people|English]] and 6.6% [[German people|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. Those claiming "American" ancestry are of predominantly English ancestry but most people in Baker County who are Anglo-European tend to identify simply as [[American ethnicity|American]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SVoAXh-dNuYC&dq=Sharing+the+dream:+white+males+in+multicultural+America++english+ancestry&pg=PA57 Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America] By Dominic J. Pulera.</ref><ref>Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', ''Demography'', Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Lawrence Santi, 'The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns', ''Social Science Research'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 44-6.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters, 'Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites', ''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'', Vol. 487, No. 79 (September 1986), pp. 82-86.</ref>  97.2% spoke [[English language|English]] and 2.5% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 7,043 households, out of which 41.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.50% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 119.79 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,035, and the median income for a family was $43,503. Males had a median income of $30,240 versus $21,279 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,164. About 11.40% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.