Bath County is home to 4,100 people in Virginia. At a median age of 50.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 8 people per square mile. Households here earn about 40% less than in Virginia as a whole. 1% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,184, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, 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 degree12.8% → 16.7%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate14.2% → 23.8%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population4,799 → 4,100(−15%)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)9.8%(29)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.9%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(112)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 296 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
4,799
$58,089
$109,683
12.8%
16.7
2000
5,048
$63,782
$152,837
11.1%
18.7
2010
4,731
$72,776
$186,583
11.5%
18.4
2020
4,209
$67,245
$204,107
17.4%
20.7
2024
4,100
$56,184
$206,700
16.7%
19.2
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.
