Bath County vs Todd County

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

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

Bath County has the higher population (12,812 vs 12,330 in Todd County). Todd County has the higher median household income ($57,759 vs $54,128 in Bath County). Todd County has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $111,800 in Bath County).

Population, income & housing

	Bath County	Todd County
Population	12,812	12,330
Median age	39.0 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,128	$57,759
Median home value	$111,800	$157,400
Median gross rent	$600	$841
Housing units	5,479	5,160
Homeownership rate	72.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bath County	Todd County
Population	12,355 → 12,812 (+3.7%)	12,316 → 12,330 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$44,898 → $54,128 (+20.6%)	$44,005 → $57,759 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$89,700 → $111,800 (+24.6%)	$106,300 → $157,400 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $600 (-4.9%)	$637 → $841 (+32.0%)

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

Todd County

Population

12,31612,330

Median household income

$44,005$57,759

Median home value

$106,300$157,400

Median gross rent

$637$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bath County	Todd County
Under 5	6.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.3%
75 and over	6.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bath County	Todd County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	84.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	7.1%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bath County	Todd County
No high school diploma	18.6%	20.2%
High school graduate	43.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bath County	Todd County
Drove alone	84.1%	74.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	10.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bath County	Todd County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Bath County	Todd County
Poverty rate	23.5%	21.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1986	1983