COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bath County vs Pocahontas County
PLACE A
Bath County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Bath County is 73% larger than Pocahontas County. Bath County earns more, with a median household income $14,422 higher. Bath County has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -10%).
BATH COUNTYPOCAHONTAS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population13,1767,602+73% vs Pocahontas County
Population density478+39
Population growth10.0%-9.7%+19.7 pts
Median age38.749.5−10.8
Male50.2%52.6%−2.4 pts
Female49.8%47.4%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.6%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.6%93.7%+0.9 pts
Black0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%1.7%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other2.8%3.9%−1.1 pts
Median household income$56,541$42,119+$14,422
Per capita income$29,906$24,646+$5,260
Poverty rate25.3%22.5%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5400.443+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%19.7%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree5.3%8.3%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%11.9%−9.4 pts
Labor force participation53.8%43.1%+10.7 pts
Median home value$129,800$152,400−$22,600
Median gross rent$659$715−$56
Owner-occupied74.7%83.6%−8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%53.5%−38.9 pts
Rent-burdened households21.9%29.2%−7.3 pts
Average commute30.022.8+7.2
Worked from home5.5%9.1%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured10.8%6.1%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025