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Bath
Kentucky

13K

Population

$51K

Median Income

$182K

Median Home

R+43

Politics

Economy

Median Household Income$51K

This county

national avg ~$75K

Poverty Rate20.6%

This county

national avg ~11.5%

Unemployment Rate5.2%

This county

national avg ~3.8%

GDP per Capita$19,633

Federal Spending per Capita$199

Median Individual Earnings$37K

This county

national avg $45K

Professional/Management Workers24.0%

Average Adjusted Gross Income$48K

Avg Credit Score639

Work From Home %5.5%

This county

national avg 17.0%

Population Under 1825.2%

This county

national avg 22.0%

Single-Person Households24.1%

This county

national avg 28.0%

Banks & Finance Firms9

Income (20th Percentile)$20K

Income (80th Percentile)$99K

Income (95th Percentile)$167K

Bachelor's Degree or Higher13.6%

This county

national avg 35.0%

Less Than High School18.6%

This county

national avg 11.0%

Knowledge Economy GDP %13.7%

Dependency Ratio1.20

Medicare Spending / Person$3,430

SS Benefits / Person$3,709

Education Wage Premium1.38x

Median Earnings (Bachelor's)$41K

Median Earnings (Graduate)$56K

Median Earnings (HS Diploma)$41K

Public Assistance Recipients1.4%

Average Annual Wage$48K

Professional Services Concentration0.62x national

This county

1.0 = national average share

Housing

Median Home Value$177K

This county

$215K state avg

$303K national

Market Rent (ZORI)$566/mo

This county

$1050/mo state avg

$1400/mo national

Property Tax Rate0.82%

This county

0.78% state avg

1.10% national

Annual tax on median home: $830

Affordability & Supply

HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR)$866/mo

Home Price Change (1 yr)-2.7%

Home Value to Income Ratio1.7x income

Severely Cost-Burdened Households7.1%

Homeownership Rate72.3%

This county

national avg ~65%

Market Activity

Listings with Price Cuts— Low — market moving fast

19.4%

Active Listings

New Listings / Month

Source: Zillow Research · Updated monthly

Days on Market (Redfin)— Slow — buyers have leverage

73 days

Months of Supply (Redfin)— Balanced market

5.6 mo

Sold Above List (Redfin)

14.3%

Sale-to-List Ratio (Redfin)— Buyers market — homes selling below list

98.5%

Source: Redfin · Updated monthly

Health

Life Expectancy70.6 yrs

This county

national avg ~78.5 years

Food Insecurity16.4%

This county

national avg ~11%

Food Environment Index7.3 / 10

This county

higher = better access

Primary Care Shortage Score19

This county

national avg 5

Mental Health Shortage Score17

Dental Care Shortage Score19

Healthcare Shortage Score18.3

Healthcare Offices7

Active Physicians6

Nursing Home Rating3.0 / 5

This county

national avg ~3 stars

ER Visits per 1,000 Medicare Patients670 / 1,000

Medicare Cost per Beneficiary$11,690

Uninsured (under 65)10.2%

This county

national avg ~10%

Education

Math Test Scores3.44 grade level

Reading Test Scores3.20 grade level

HS Diploma Holders2,761

Bachelor's Degree Holders572

HS Completion Rate81.4%

This county

national avg ~85%

Safety

Violent Crime Rate5.0 / 1,000

This county

national avg ~4.0

Drug Overdose Rate55.6 / 100K

This county

national avg ~21/100K

Traffic Fatalities3

Social Vulnerability (CDC SVI)53th pct

Drug Overdose Deaths (2024)47.3 / 100K

Climate & Air Quality

Natural Amenity Scale0.3

January Sunshine-0.62

January Temperature0.17

Average Temp56°F

Avg High Temp67°F

Avg Low Temp45°F

Annual Precipitation57.8 in/yr

Avg Storm Events12.6 storms/yr

Avg Annual Storm Damage$40K

Drought Index (2022)0.34

Heating Degree Days4,606 HDD/yr

This county

national avg ~4,500 HDD/yr

Cooling Degree Days1,255 CDD/yr

This county

national avg ~1,200 CDD/yr

Heating Degree Days (1901–2000 Baseline)4,880 HDD/yr

Cooling Degree Days (1901–2000 Baseline)1,054 CDD/yr

Avg Tornadoes / Year0.0

Avg Flood Events / Year3.4

Avg Hail Events / Year1.0

Avg Hurricane Events / Year0.00

Avg Wildfire Events / Year0.0

Avg Winter Storms / Year0.0

Avg Heat Events / Year0.0

Natural Hazard Risk (FEMA)17 / 100

Community Resilience (FEMA)12 / 100

Federal Disaster Declarations29 since 1953

Fine Particulate Pollution (PM2.5)7.8 µg/m³

This county

EPA standard 9 µg/m³

Outdoor & Recreation

Historic Places (NRHP)11 properties

Internet & Remote Work

Download Speed259 Mbps

This county

national avg ~120 Mbps

Upload Speed144 Mbps

Fixed Internet (Q1 2026)368 Mbps

Mobile Internet (Q1 2026)152 Mbps

Mobile Upload (Q1 2026)36 Mbps

Mobile Latency (Q1 2026)31 ms

Households with 100Mbps+83.4%

This county

national avg 75.0%

Cellular-Only Internet13.0%

This county

national avg 8.0%

Fixed Upload Speed (Q1 2026)272 Mbps

Commute & Transit

Remote Workers256 workers

Public Transit Commuters0 workers

Walk to Work122 workers

Extreme Commutes (90+ min)321 workers

Avg Commute Time29.6 min

This county

national avg ~27 min

Walk to Work2.6%

Agriculture

Farms262 farms

Farmland1,646 acres

Families & Childcare

Childcare Cost Burden26.5%

This county

national median ~27% of household income

Childcare Centers3.5 per 10K residents

Civic & Community

Voter Turnout61.1%

This county

national avg ~55%

Volunteering Rate1.0%

Income Inequality (Gini)4.986

Nonprofit Organizations40

Veterans Share4.5%

This county

national avg 7.0%

Married Adults55.8%

Never-Married Adults27.5%

Divorced Adults10.7%

Religious Organizations8

Asian Population0.1%

Native American Population0.1%

Membership Associations3.9 per 10K residents

Lifestyle & Services

Full-Service Restaurants0.24 per 1K residents

Professional Services Firms9

Real Estate Firms5

Debt Burden

Avg Mortgage Balance$30K

Avg Student Loan Balance$11K

Avg Credit Card Balance$3K

Loan Delinquency Rate56.7%

This county

national avg 4.0%

Innovation

Inventor Rate0.00%

Politics

R+43

2024 Presidential · Kentucky was R+26 statewide

vs Kentucky State

Income tax

4%Same (state law)

Property tax

0.82%0.78% state avg

Politics

R+43R+26

COL Index

County data85 (state)

Population & Migration

Net Domestic Migration 2023

↑ +185

More people arriving than leaving

IRS Wealth Migration

Lower-income migration pattern (IRS: 0.75x avg income)

Economic Mobility

40%

chance a low-income child reaches the middle class

Source: Opportunity Insights

Real Estate

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Median home value: $182K

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Local News — Bath

MaxPreps · 2 days ago

Menifee County Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Bath County

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Louisville Public Media · Mar 7, 2026

Kentucky Meat Shower 150th anniversary draws hundreds to Bath County

Bath County, Kentucky, celebrated a historic occurrence, the meat shower of 1876. Bath County Kentuc…

FOX 56 News · May 19, 2026

Bath County election results: May 19, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) – Find up-to-the-minute election results for the races in Bath County. You c…

Charter Communications · Feb 3, 2026

Spectrum Expands Fiber Broadband Network in Bath County, Kentucky

Spectrum Expands Fiber Broadband Network in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Offering Gigabit Broadband, Mo…

LEX 18 News · Jun 2, 2026

Bath County recovery center working to ensure Kentucky's overdose deaths keep declining

That's where Juniper Tree Recovery comes in. The recovery center opened four months ago in Bath Coun…

The Kentucky Association of Counties · Apr 10, 2026

State awarded $13.6 million to replace eight bridges in Bath County

State awarded $13.6 million to replace eight bridges in Bath County ... Kentucky will receive more t…

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