COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bath County vs Highland County
PLACE A
Bath County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Highland County, Ohio
Bath County is 70% smaller than Highland County. Highland County earns more, with a median household income $9,244 higher. Bath County has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -1%).
BATH COUNTYHIGHLAND COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population13,17643,823−70% vs Highland County
Population density4779−32
Population growth10.0%-0.6%+10.6 pts
Median age38.741.0−2.3
Male50.2%49.0%+1.1 pts
Female49.8%51.0%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.5%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.6%94.4%+0.3 pts
Black0.7%1.2%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%1.2%+0.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other2.8%3.1%−0.3 pts
Median household income$56,541$65,785−$9,244
Per capita income$29,906$30,843−$937
Poverty rate25.3%14.1%+11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5400.413+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%16.3%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree5.3%5.6%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%3.1%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation53.8%60.4%−6.7 pts
Median home value$129,800$168,900−$39,100
Median gross rent$659$780−$121
Owner-occupied74.7%74.3%+0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%11.0%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households21.9%34.8%−12.9 pts
Average commute30.029.1+0.9
Worked from home5.5%6.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.0 pts
Uninsured10.8%7.6%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025