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Bath County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Bath County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bath County is a small rural Kentucky county of 12,812 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $15,785 and median household income of $56,541, though a 23.5% poverty rate and low labor force participation of 52.0% point to structural workforce constraints. The available labor pool skews toward workers without four-year degrees—only 14.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $37,112 and an unemployment rate of 4.0%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $111,800 and median gross rent of $600 per month, and the county posted 4.4% population growth over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,812

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,541

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

Bath County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,231 (95.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races339 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone158 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone90 (0.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race23 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone5 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic423
  2. 2.Spanish223
  3. 3.Korean7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

333

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$15,785

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,036
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance901
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)797
  4. 4.Construction (Group)527
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services481

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,546
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,338
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,163
  4. 4.Service Occupations584
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations576

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.12×)1,038
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.55×)122
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)641
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)385
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$111,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$600/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999537 (15.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999465 (13.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999315 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999265 (7.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999238 (6.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999212 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,065 (80.4%)
  • Carpooled567 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home279 (5.5%)
  • Walked136 (2.7%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.