Bath County, Kentucky

Bath County has a population of 12,851 and has grown 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $129,800, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $56,541.

Home price
$129,800
Income
$56,541
Population
12,851
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$129,800county
Median gross rent$659county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$668county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,124county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$56,541county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate25.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.5%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$20,288county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.65%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths46.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1936county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible75.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,851county
Land area in square miles278county
People per square mile of land46.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages7.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents314county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents17county
Households that moved in309county
Households that moved away275county
Average income of arriving households$42,466county
Average income of departing households$42,633county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,046 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.8%county
Homes heated by propane15.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood5.9%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk29.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.9county
Landslide risk41.3county
Hail risk26.1county
Earthquake risk33.9county
Tornado risk32.6county
Tropical cyclone risk26.5county
Extreme heat risk32.8county
Winter weather risk42.4county
Strong wind risk38.3county
Wildfire risk26.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bath County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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