Bath County vs Powell County

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

Bath County and Powell County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Powell County has the higher population (13,057 vs 12,812 in Bath County). Bath County has the higher median household income ($54,128 vs $39,811 in Powell County). Powell County has the higher median home value ($142,400 vs $111,800 in Bath County).

Population, income & housing

	Bath County	Powell County
Population	12,812	13,057
Median age	39.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,128	$39,811
Median home value	$111,800	$142,400
Median gross rent	$600	$743
Housing units	5,479	5,619
Homeownership rate	72.8%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bath County	Powell County
Population	12,355 → 12,812 (+3.7%)	12,304 → 13,057 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$44,898 → $54,128 (+20.6%)	$37,469 → $39,811 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$89,700 → $111,800 (+24.6%)	$89,800 → $142,400 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $600 (-4.9%)	$669 → $743 (+11.1%)

Bath County

Population

12,35512,812

Median household income

$44,898$54,128

Median home value

$89,700$111,800

Median gross rent

$631$600

Powell County

Population

12,30413,057

Median household income

$37,469$39,811

Median home value

$89,800$142,400

Median gross rent

$669$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bath County	Powell County
Under 5	6.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.3%
75 and over	6.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bath County	Powell County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bath County	Powell County
No high school diploma	18.6%	17.4%
High school graduate	43.5%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bath County	Powell County
Drove alone	84.1%	88.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bath County	Powell County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Bath County	Powell County
Poverty rate	23.5%	21.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1986	1984