Bath County vs Highland County

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

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

Bath County has the higher population (4,123 vs 2,265 in Highland County). Highland County has the higher median household income ($62,946 vs $61,709 in Bath County). Bath County has the higher median home value ($206,000 vs $195,700 in Highland County).

Population, income & housing

	Bath County	Highland County
Population	4,123	2,265
Median age	52.3 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,709	$62,946
Median home value	$206,000	$195,700
Median gross rent	$825	$859
Housing units	3,336	1,839
Homeownership rate	75.4%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bath County	Highland County
Population	4,307 → 4,123 (-4.3%)	2,204 → 2,265 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $61,709 (+24.1%)	$48,587 → $62,946 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $206,000 (+24.6%)	$173,900 → $195,700 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $825 (+53.6%)	$618 → $859 (+39.0%)

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

Highland County

Population

2,2042,265

Median household income

$48,587$62,946

Median home value

$173,900$195,700

Median gross rent

$618$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bath County	Highland County
Under 5	4.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	12.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	7.0%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	17.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	14.7%	18.7%
75 and over	12.7%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bath County	Highland County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	94.4%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bath County	Highland County
No high school diploma	15.7%	10.7%
High school graduate	39.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bath County	Highland County
Drove alone	90.4%	71.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	22.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bath County	Highland County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Bath County	Highland County
Poverty rate	21.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.21	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1976	1972