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Bath County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 12,765 (all rural); it was 11,085 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,984
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,493
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,547
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,110 (it was 898 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

31%

Land area: 279 sq. mi.

Water area: 4.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 46 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Bath County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.3%), Educational, health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (13.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Bath County, KY (2022)
    • 11,96194.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2552.0%Two or more races
    • 2361.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2081.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 150.1%Asian alone
    • 130.1%Some other race alone
    • 40.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

39.8 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 6,431  (50.4%)
Females: 6,334  (49.6%)
Average household size:
Bath County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,750 ($26,018 in 1999)
This county:

$50,750
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $430 (lower quartile is $221, upper quartile is $528)
This county:

$430
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $112,346 (it was $53,600 in 2000)
Bath:

$112,346
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,939 - $188,944
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,069
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $343

Institutionalized population: 86

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 12
  • Thefts: 17
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 14
  • Thefts: 21
  • Auto thefts: 7
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2015: 1 building, cost: $250,000
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $62,900
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,700
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,700
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Bath, KY residents
Average permit cost in Bath, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,031 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $584 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Bath, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Bath, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Bath, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 23.6%
Bath County:

23.6%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(24.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.5% for Black residents, 1.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 50.0% for American Indian residents, 0.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.8 years old
(Males: 38.0 years old, Females: 41.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.3 years old, Black residents: 60.9 years old, American Indian residents: 33.2 years old, Asian residents: 41.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.7 years old, Other race residents: 21.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bath County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Owingsville, Salt Lick, Sharpsburg.

Bath County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Henry County, Missouri , Saguache County, Colorado , Northumberland County, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.1%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Bath, KY
County total employment by year in Bath, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Bath, KY

Current college students: 232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 33 (61.8% naturalized citizens)

Bath County:

0.3%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 282010 or later
  • 22000 to 2009
  • 61990 to 1999
  • 111980 to 1989
  • 251970 to 1979
  • 15Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Bath County marital status for males Bath County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,466
  • One, attached: 6
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 53
  • 5 to 9: 126
  • 10 to 19: 42
  • 20 to 49: 43
  • 50 or more: 15
  • Mobile homes: 1,708
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Bath County with a mortgage: 2,023 (138 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Here:

25.0% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Bath County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,15831
Mainline Protestant1,1039
Other6761
Catholic331
None6,621-
Bath County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Bath County:

6.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Bath County:

11.23 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 2
This county:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Bath County:

12.1%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Bath County:

33.4%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

25.3%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Bath County:

Average size of farms: 155 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,427
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $219.97
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.93%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15,454
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,591
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.62%
Corn for grain: 2006 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 129 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1506 harvested acres
Vegetables: 60 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 18 acres

Earthquake activity:

Bath County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 10.8 miles away from Bath County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 6.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 225.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 317.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 186.7 miles away from Bath County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 225.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 03, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4057: March 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4057, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1746: February 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 1746, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Bath County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Mudslides: 4, Landslides: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Bath

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,356 (68.3%)
  • Carpooled: 279 (14.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 46 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 343 (17.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (19%)
  • Material moving occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (44%)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (29%)
  • Pakistan (24%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
  • England (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bath County


  • American (52%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • English (9%)
  • German (6%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
86 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
17 people in group homes intended for adults
115 people in nursing homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $46,287.

8.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.14%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.91% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($32,248 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($5,836 average AGI)
Bath County:

1.23%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Montgomery County, KY  2.54% ($38,981 average AGI)
from Rowan County, KY  1.09% ($31,295)


6.92% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,881 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.92%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.27% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($32,415 average AGI)
0.65% relocated to other states ($4,466 average AGI)
Bath County:

0.65%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Montgomery County, KY  2.05% ($30,195 average AGI)
to Rowan County, KY  1.17% ($34,298)
to Menifee County, KY  0.52% ($31,048)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Bath County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Bath County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Bath County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bath County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Bath County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bath County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bath County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bath County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Bath County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,166 (1,537 aged, 629 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 332 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Bath County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (369)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (184)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (28)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (22)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,497
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 938

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,765
  • Male householders: 2,465 (594 living alone), Female householders: 2,535 (641 living alone)
  • 2,536 spouses (2,534 opposite-sex spouses), 461 unmarried partners, (457 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,560 children (3,209 natural, 112 adopted, 238 stepchildren), 582 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 35 foster children, 215 other relatives, 163 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 73

Size of family households: 1,350 2-persons, 826 3-persons, 767 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,236 1-person, 290 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,756 married couples with children.
699 single-parent households (188 men, 511 women).

95.5% of residents of Bath speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $86,151,000 ($7,467 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $783,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,306,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,244,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $687,000
Federal grants: $41,660,000
Federal procurement contracts: $449,000 ($51,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,805,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $440,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,986,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,545,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 804
Here:

69 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 704
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +454
Here:

+39 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bath County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.22 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Year house built in Bath County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Bath County, Kentucky
  • 192020 or later
  • 8082010 to 2019
  • 8292000 to 2009
  • 1,0071990 to 1999
  • 7861980 to 1989
  • 8011970 to 1979
  • 2721960 to 1969
  • 3511950 to 1959
  • 1841940 to 1949
  • 4781939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bath County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bath County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bath County, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 1143 rooms
  • 2914 rooms
  • 7665 rooms
  • 8346 rooms
  • 4827 rooms
  • 7108 rooms
  • 4309+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bath County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bath County, Kentucky
  • 111 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 2043 rooms
  • 5704 rooms
  • 2185 rooms
  • 1756 rooms
  • 987 rooms
  • 338 rooms
  • 269+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bath County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bath County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bath County, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1251 bedroom
  • 8392 bedrooms
  • 1,9013 bedrooms
  • 5304 bedrooms
  • 2525+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bath County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bath County, Kentucky
  • 11no bedroom
  • 3311 bedroom
  • 5512 bedrooms
  • 3383 bedrooms
  • 1294 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Bath County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bath County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bath County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 164no vehicle
  • 7491 vehicle
  • 1,5232 vehicles
  • 8113 vehicles
  • 3144 vehicles
  • 875+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bath County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bath County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 285no vehicle
  • 5441 vehicle
  • 3032 vehicles
  • 1473 vehicles
  • 694 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.3% of Bath County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Kentucky.

Bath County:

90.3%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 10,088
  • Other state: 2,560
  • Northeast: 295
  • Midwest: 1,387
  • South: 706
  • West: 162
Year householders moved into unit in Bath County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bath County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.4%Electricity
  • 19.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 16.1%Utility gas
  • 9.9%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 70.7%Electricity
  • 16.6%Utility gas
  • 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Wood
  • 0.7%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 164
Here:

12.5%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92
Here:

15.4%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Bath County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Other: $24,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,086,000
    Regular Highways: $739,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $164,000
    General Public Buildings: $136,000
    Solid Waste Management: $126,000
    Correctional Institutions: $116,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Police Protection: $66,000
    Health - Other: $29,000
    Transit Utilities: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $415,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $646,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $406,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $354,000
    Rents: $23,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $359,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $406,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,286,000
    Other: $749,000
    Education: $5,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $882,000
    Property: $490,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Corporation License: $30,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Other: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,031,000

Bath County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Other: $24,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,086,000
    Regular Highways: $739,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $164,000
    General Public Buildings: $136,000
    Solid Waste Management: $126,000
    Correctional Institutions: $116,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Police Protection: $66,000
    Health - Other: $29,000
    Transit Utilities: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $415,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $646,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $406,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $354,000
    Rents: $23,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $359,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $406,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,286,000
    Other: $749,000
    Education: $5,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $882,000
    Property: $490,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Corporation License: $30,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Other: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,031,000

Bath County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Other: $24,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,086,000
    Regular Highways: $739,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $164,000
    General Public Buildings: $136,000
    Solid Waste Management: $126,000
    Correctional Institutions: $116,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Police Protection: $66,000
    Health - Other: $29,000
    Transit Utilities: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $415,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $646,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $406,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $354,000
    Rents: $23,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $359,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $406,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,286,000
    Other: $749,000
    Education: $5,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $882,000
    Property: $490,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Corporation License: $30,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Other: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,031,000

Bath County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Other: $24,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,086,000
    Regular Highways: $739,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $164,000
    General Public Buildings: $136,000
    Solid Waste Management: $126,000
    Correctional Institutions: $116,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Police Protection: $66,000
    Health - Other: $29,000
    Transit Utilities: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $415,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $646,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $406,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $354,000
    Rents: $23,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $359,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $406,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,286,000
    Other: $749,000
    Education: $5,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $882,000
    Property: $490,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Corporation License: $30,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Other: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,031,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 990
  • Number of aged recipients: 92
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 898
  • Number of recipients under 18: 107
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 668
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 215
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 376
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 439
Most common first names in Bath County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James8972.9 years
John7277.8 years
Mary7180.9 years
William6575.8 years
Robert5567.5 years
Charles5372.6 years
George3677.3 years
Henry3375.2 years
Earl2871.6 years
Willie2778.9 years
Most common last names in Bath County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jones6078.4 years
Crouch5475.5 years
Manley5080.3 years
Williams4978.3 years
Hunt4579.2 years
Wells4078.3 years
Roberts4079.3 years
Purvis3971.1 years
Goodpaster3677.3 years
Toy3380.1 years
Businesses in Bath County, KY
NameCountNameCount
Dairy Queen1McDonald's1
H&R Block1Subway1