Bath is home to 391 people in North Carolina. The median age is 51.1, about 12 years above the US median. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 43% more than in North Carolina as a whole. 116 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,611, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bath
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$31,201 → $103,611(+232%)US over the same years: +14%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$105,843 → $382,400(+261%)US over the same years: +67%
Population138 → 391(+183%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.8%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.7%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bath, decade by decade
Bath population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
138
$31,201
$105,843
22.9%
16.8
2000
275
$92,221
$174,697
24.7%
14.0
2010
249
$96,504
$289,297
32.4%
5.9
2020
245
$63,632
$408,457
41.5%
7.0
2024
391
$103,611
$382,400
44.0%
3.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
