Bath County, Kentucky

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Bath County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,851	4,534,824	334,922,499	2291st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,541	$63,726	$80,734	2369th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	39.1	38.9	2441st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.3%	27.6%	35.7%	3083rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$129,800	$205,600	$332,700	2520th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$659	$967	$1,413	2909th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.3%	16.1%	12.5%	221st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	4.9%	5.2%	2772nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	46.2	114.8	n/a	1618th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	4.7%	14.1%	3141st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.6	n/a	n/a	2904th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	68.3%	65.2%	1576th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.0	24.0	26.4	512th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	10.2%	15.1%	2530th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2492nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	46.6%	46.9%	788th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.3%	n/a	n/a	1978th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	38.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.5%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	4,698	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.1%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.4%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.6%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,906	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.4%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.3%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	5,499	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.6%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$850	$1,544	n/a

Education in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	17.5%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.0%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.2%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.0%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.8%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.4%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.6%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.6%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Bath County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bath County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.7%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.8%	5.5%	16.7%

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