Bath

Population: 229
Median household income: $72,000
Median home value: $401,600

Bath, a community in Beaufort County, North Carolina, has 229 residents. The median household income of $72,000 is above the Beaufort County median ($57,997).

From 2019 to 2023, Bath's population declined 13.9% from 266 to 229, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $298,200 to $401,600.

Households average 1.88 people. The median gross rent is $1,125.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 229
Median age: 66.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,000
Median home value: $401,600
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 167
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

266229

Median household income

$52,000$72,000

Median home value

$298,200$401,600

Median gross rent

$975$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	266	$52,000	$298,200	$975
2020	220	$52,500	$337,000	$1,000
2021	200	$61,875	$268,800	$975
2022	236	$59,688	$377,800	$1,117
2023	229	$72,000	$401,600	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 240.9%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7434.9%

75 and over20.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.7%
5 to 17	20	8.7%
18 to 24	2	0.9%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	30	13.1%
45 to 54	11	4.8%
55 to 64	35	15.3%
65 to 74	80	34.9%
75 and over	47	20.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	229	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	1.0%
High school graduate	62	30.5%
Some college or associate's	58	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	53	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60	77.9%
Carpooled	4	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	24.2%
15 to 29 min	23	34.8%
30 to 44 min	7	10.6%
45 to 59 min	11	16.7%
60+ min	9	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 11.8% (27 of 229)

	Count	Share
Family households	90	73.8%
Nonfamily households	32	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	73.1%
Vacant	45	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	103	84.4%
Renter-occupied	19	15.6%

1-unit, detached97.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	163	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3703840
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.56 sq mi
Center point: 35.4712, -76.8111