Bath vs Hornell

A side-by-side comparison of Bath and Hornell: population, income, housing, and more.

Bath and Hornell are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hornell has the higher population (8,173 vs 5,595 in Bath). Hornell has the higher median household income ($46,321 vs $45,514 in Bath). Bath has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $86,600 in Hornell).

Population, income & housing

	Bath	Hornell
Population	5,595	8,173
Median age	46.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,514	$46,321
Median home value	$104,300	$86,600
Median gross rent	$750	$769
Housing units	3,141	4,171
Homeownership rate	56.9%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bath	Hornell
Population	5,543 → 5,595 (+0.9%)	8,281 → 8,173 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$34,139 → $45,514 (+33.3%)	$42,562 → $46,321 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $104,300 (+22.3%)	$67,500 → $86,600 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $750 (+26.1%)	$667 → $769 (+15.3%)

Bath

Population

5,5435,595

Median household income

$34,139$45,514

Median home value

$85,300$104,300

Median gross rent

$595$750

Hornell

Population

8,2818,173

Median household income

$42,562$46,321

Median home value

$67,500$86,600

Median gross rent

$667$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bath	Hornell
Under 5	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	14.7%	13.3%
75 and over	8.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bath	Hornell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	90.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bath	Hornell
No high school diploma	12.2%	8.6%
High school graduate	36.8%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bath	Hornell
Drove alone	76.5%	72.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.3%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	3.6%
Worked from home	12.1%	5.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bath	Hornell
1-unit, detached	50.9%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	29.2%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	6.0%
20 or more units	11.3%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bath	Hornell
Poverty rate	18.7%	21.6%
Average household size	1.93	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1959	1938