Bath County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,812
Median household income: $54,128
Median home value: $111,800

Home to 12,812 residents, Bath County is one of Kentucky's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,128 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

From 2019 to 2023, Bath County's population grew 3.7% from 12,355 to 12,812, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $44,898 to $54,128.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,812
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,128
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $600
Housing units: 5,479
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,35512,812

Median household income

$44,898$54,128

Median home value

$89,700$111,800

Median gross rent

$631$600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,355	$44,898	$89,700	$631
2020	12,421	$44,893	$83,900	$496
2021	12,680	$46,375	$87,600	$518
2022	12,739	$51,471	$101,300	$566
2023	12,812	$54,128	$111,800	$600

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	861	6.7%
5 to 17	2,407	18.8%
18 to 24	1,023	8.0%
25 to 34	1,508	11.8%
35 to 44	1,392	10.9%
45 to 54	1,672	13.1%
55 to 64	1,807	14.1%
65 to 74	1,331	10.4%
75 and over	811	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,148	94.8%
Black or African American	225	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	6	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	193	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	227	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,586	18.6%
High school graduate	3,709	43.5%
Some college or associate's	1,999	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	737	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	490	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,007	84.1%
Carpooled	485	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	92	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	167	3.5%
Other means	13	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	990	21.5%
15 to 29 min	2,112	45.9%
30 to 44 min	774	16.8%
45 to 59 min	202	4.4%
60+ min	519	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 23.5% (2,974 of 12,678)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,244	68.4%
Nonfamily households	1,499	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,743	86.6%
Vacant	736	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,453	72.8%
Renter-occupied	1,290	27.2%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other31.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,422	62.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.1%
2 to 4 units	87	1.6%
5 to 19 units	162	3.0%
20 or more units	75	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1,727	31.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21011
State: Kentucky
Land area: 278 sq mi
Water area: 6.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.1522, -83.7376

Cities & places

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