Demographics of Bath County, Kentucky

Bath County, Kentucky had 13,176 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +461 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bath County, in four figures

13,176
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +461 people.; 38.7 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,541 ±$8,587
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bath County, Kentucky's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bath County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bath County, Kentucky's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bath County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,715	100.0	100.0
2021	12,799	100.7	100.2
2022	12,818	100.8	100.7
2023	12,984	102.1	101.6
2024	12,970	102.0	102.5
2025	13,176	103.6	103.1

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Population of Bath County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,715	−30	−16	0	−16
2021	12,799	+84	−13	0	+92
2022	12,818	+19	−63	0	+90
2023	12,984	+166	−16	0	+178
2024	12,970	−14	−3	+5	−16
2025	13,176	+206	−6	−2	+216

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±1.3: for men 37.1 ±0.7 and for women 40.6 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bath County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	874 ±29	6.8% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,397 ±203	18.7% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,012 ±146	7.9% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,933 ±273	22.8% ±2.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,414 ±231	26.6% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,221 ±236	17.3% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,541 ±$8,587, and income per person $29,906 ±$7,144, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bath County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,240 ±236	26.4% ±4.9	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	921 ±187	19.6% ±3.9	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	830 ±204	17.7% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	418 ±144	8.9% ±3.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	805 ±194	17.1% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	252 ±102	5.4% ±2.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	232 ±112	4.9% ±2.4	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bath County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	3,217 ±591	25.3% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,228 ±214	38.2% ±5.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,407 ±365	21.6% ±5.3	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	582 ±179	19.6% ±5.8	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bath County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bath County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	5,499 ±22	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.4% ±3.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.6% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.7% ±3.8	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.3% ±4.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$129,800 ±$14,799	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$659 ±$81	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bath County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	235 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,162 ±30	94.6% ±0.2	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30 to 150	0.2% to 1.2%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	342 ±60	2.7% ±0.5	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bath County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	10,246 ±431	79.7% ±3.4	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,529 ±433	19.7% ±3.4	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9 to 61	0.1% to 0.5%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3 to 29	< 0.1% to 0.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 40	0% to 0.3%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bath County among the counties of Kentucky

81st of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Bath County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Trigg County	14,512	+3.1%
Morgan County	14,415	+5.0%
Estill County	13,962	−1.4%
Jackson County	13,325	+2.7%
Knott County	13,321	−5.9%
Bath County	13,176	+3.6%
Todd County	12,972	+5.6%
Webster County	12,929	−0.7%
Lewis County	12,901	−1.4%
Union County	12,839	−5.9%
Powell County	12,812	−2.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026