Bath, NC Population

Overview

200

Total Population

66.3

Median age

51.50%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

185.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bath is 66.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bath's population under 18 was 12.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bath's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 55.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bath, 9.50% were under the age of 15, 4.00% aged 15 to 29, 31.00% aged 30 to 64, 46.50% aged 65 to 84, and 9.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in Bath:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.50% females and 48.50% males in Bath, NC.
The Bath, NC gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 23.

Bath's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bath population: 98% are White and 2% are Black or African American.
Bath's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bath is White with a population of 196 (98% of the total population).

Bath's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 273 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bath's population decreased by 24 (8.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bath's population decreased by 4 (1.61%), 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's population was lowest in year 2019 at 241.