Bath County vs Craig County

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

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

Craig County has the higher population (4,881 vs 4,123 in Bath County). Craig County has the higher median household income ($67,778 vs $61,709 in Bath County). Craig County has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $206,000 in Bath County).

Population, income & housing

	Bath County	Craig County
Population	4,123	4,881
Median age	52.3 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,709	$67,778
Median home value	$206,000	$210,500
Median gross rent	$825	$728
Housing units	3,336	2,397
Homeownership rate	75.4%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bath County	Craig County
Population	4,307 → 4,123 (-4.3%)	5,110 → 4,881 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $61,709 (+24.1%)	$55,708 → $67,778 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $206,000 (+24.6%)	$165,800 → $210,500 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $825 (+53.6%)	$566 → $728 (+28.6%)

Bath County

Population

4,3074,123

Median household income

$49,738$61,709

Median home value

$165,300$206,000

Median gross rent

$537$825

Craig County

Population

5,1104,881

Median household income

$55,708$67,778

Median home value

$165,800$210,500

Median gross rent

$566$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bath County	Craig County
Under 5	4.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	4.9%
25 to 34	8.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	18.9%
65 to 74	14.7%	10.3%
75 and over	12.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bath County	Craig County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	95.2%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bath County	Craig County
No high school diploma	15.7%	13.1%
High school graduate	39.9%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bath County	Craig County
Drove alone	90.4%	84.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bath County	Craig County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Bath County	Craig County
Poverty rate	21.1%	14.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1976	1979