Bath County, KY Population

Overview

12,680

Total Population

40.4

Median age

49.67%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

224

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bath County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bath County is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bath County's population under 18 was 25.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bath County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bath County, 21.55% were under the age of 15, 18.01% aged 15 to 29, 43.86% aged 30 to 64, 15.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 less females than males in Bath County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.67% females and 50.33% males in Bath County, KY.
The Bath County, KY gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 575.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 537.

Bath County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bath County population: 96.09% are White, 1.55% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian, 0.59% are some other race and 1.55% are multiracial.
Bath County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 224 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,456 (98.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bath County is White with a population of 12,184 (96.09% of the total population).

Bath County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 12,829 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Bath County's population increased by 489 (4.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bath County's population increased by 1,094 (9.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bath County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,133.