Demographics of Bath County, Virginia

Bath County, Virginia had 4,076 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −109 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

4,076
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −109 people.; 50.9 ±4.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,184 ±$19,950
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, Virginia's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bath County, Virginia'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, Virginia's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bath County, Virginia'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	4,185	100.0	100.0
2021	4,093	97.8	100.2
2022	4,074	97.3	100.7
2023	4,062	97.1	101.6
2024	4,058	97.0	102.5
2025	4,076	97.4	103.1

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Population of Bath County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,185	−20	−10	0	−8
2021	4,093	−92	−38	+2	−55
2022	4,074	−19	−22	+1	+4
2023	4,062	−12	−35	+1	+22
2024	4,058	−4	−33	+1	+29
2025	4,076	+18	−37	+1	+56

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.9 ±4.4: for men 53.2 ±5.7 and for women 49.8 ±3.6. 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	Virginia	United States
Under 5	215 ±97	5.2% ±2.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	495 ±171	12.1% ±4.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	232 ±95	5.7% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	802 ±212	19.6% ±5.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,239 ±217	30.2% ±5.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,117 ±230	27.2% ±5.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,184 ±$19,950, and income per person $38,177 ±$6,395, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia 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	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	429 ±151	23.5% ±8.1	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	440 ±137	24.1% ±7.3	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	190 ±85	10.4% ±4.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	192 ±68	10.5% ±3.6	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	319 ±126	17.5% ±6.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	56 to 172	3.1% to 9.4%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9 to 267	0.5% to 14.6%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	Virginia	United States
All ages	943 ±288	23.8% ±7.3	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	103 to 419	18.9% to 57.9%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	360 ±118	18.6% ±5.4	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	135 to 509	11.0% to 36.8%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bath County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bath County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,228 ±207	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	56.4% ±2.4	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	43.6% ±5.3	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.3% ±5.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.7% ±7.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$206,700 ±$38,288	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$736 ±$207	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±5	1984 ±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	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 252	0% to 6.1%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,766 ±151	91.9% ±3.7	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	140 ±67	3.4% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.7%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 97	0% to 2.4%	4.7% ±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	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	2,946 ±288	71.9% ±7.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,040 ±236	25.4% ±5.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 198	0% to 4.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 48	0% to 1.2%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 31	0% to 0.8%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 26	0% to 0.6%	5.7% ±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 Virginia

131st of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Bath County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%
Craig County	4,800	−1.6%
Bath County	4,076	−2.6%
Norton city	3,477	−5.5%
Highland County	2,318	+3.4%

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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