Bath County is a county of 12,851 people in Kentucky. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $129,800. The poverty rate is 25.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $659 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,541, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bath County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.2% → 12.3%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$38,257 → $56,541(+48%)US over the same years: +14%
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)22.8%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(65)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(116)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.3%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 333 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 County, decade by decade
Bath County 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
9,692
$38,257
$73,682
6.2%
8.7
2000
11,085
$47,396
$97,641
10.1%
8.5
2010
11,591
$43,816
$100,844
13.2%
9.7
2020
12,750
$54,412
$101,690
15.5%
11.9
2024
12,851
$56,541
$129,800
12.3%
12.9
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.
