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A town of 533.

Population
533
+1.3% since 2010
Median home value
$240K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
45.6
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Small town

533 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Baker

Most working residents leave Baker for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Center (15%), Martinsville (10%) and Wayne (5%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Baker1%
Center15%
Martinsville10%
Wayne5%
Plainfield4%
31 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Baker
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Baker has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring42–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–66°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Baker is

Baker beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outBakerIN
More adults with COPD9.7%8.1%
More adults with heart disease7.9%6.8%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%8.3%
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital
13.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.8% of Baker is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.8%conserved
0.8%
conserved · 80 of 9,972 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Morgan-Monroe State Forest—78
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Baker for work

Where Baker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Center Center 15% 10% → Martinsville Martinsville 10% 5% → Wayne Wayne 5% 4% → Plainfield Plainfield 4% 3% → Mooresville Mooresville 3% 3% → Washington Washington 3% Baker · 1% stay
21jobs based in Baker
1%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Baker

Township in Indiana, United States

Baker Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 717 and it contained 274 housing units. The township contains Morgan–Monroe State Forest.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
726
Area
16 sq mi
Elevation
702 ft

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