2022 population: 4,049 ( 682 from 2010 , 156 from 2020)
Land area: 529.2 square miles
Population density: 7.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,707	91.55%	15.0%
Black:	150	3.70%	29.6%
Indian:	8	0.20%	60.0%
Asian:	21	0.52%	200.0%
2+ races:	66	1.63%	78.4%
Hispanic:	97	2.40%	4.0%

Total non-White:	342	8.45%	7.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	93	11.1
Deaths:	189	22.5
Net Migration:	-62	-7.4
Net Immigration:	6	0.7

Change in White population:	-656	-13.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-26	-0.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,731
4,363	92.22%
213	4.50%
5	0.11%
7	0.15%
37	0.78%
101	2.13%
368	7.78%

2000
5,048
4,645	92.02%
317	6.28%
11	0.22%
22	0.44%
34	0.67%
18	0.36%
403	7.98%

1990
4,799
4,459	92.92%
251	5.23%
0	0.00%
58	1.21%
n/a
31	0.65%
340	7.08%

1980
5,860
5,275	90.02%
553	9.44%
0	0.00%
6	0.10%
n/a
32	0.55%
585	9.98%

1970
5,192
4,632	89.21%
555	10.69%
3	0.06%
2	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
560	10.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
303	6.0
535	10.6
-320	-6.3
6	0.1

-282	-5.6
-35	-0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
533	11.1
618	12.9
104	2.2
124	2.6

186	3.9
63	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
669	11.4
601	10.3
-1,087	-18.5
n/a

-816	-13.9
-245	-4.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
598	11.5
n/a

643	12.4
25	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bath County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.8
642	15.9%
3,407	84.1%
1,210	29.9%

1,905
2.09

1,072	56.3%
886	82.6%
73	6.8%
833	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
47.5
804	17.0%
3,927	83.0%
1,052	22.2%

2,162
2.16

1,347	62.3%
1,090	80.9%
61	4.5%
815	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.1
1,045	20.7%
4,003	79.3%
864	17.1%

2,053
2.35

1,457	71.0%
1,248	85.7%
58	4.0%
596	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
987	20.6%
3,812	79.4%
759	15.8%

1,930
2.46

1,427	73.9%
1,199	84.0%
64	4.5%
503	26.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
1,485	25.3%
4,375	74.7%
793	13.5%

1,941
2.81

1,512	77.9%
1,239	81.9%
119	7.9%
429	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Bath County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	116	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	140	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	109	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	124	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	45	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	90	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	168	8.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	48	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	193	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	118	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	282	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	167	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	1.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	115	6.0%
$200,000 or more	132	6.9%

Median Household Income	55,699
Per Capita Income	33,856

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	82
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	53	2.8%
Public Assistance	10	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	204	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,615	70.4%
Unemployed	36	1.6%
In Armed Forces	17	0.7%

Total Labor Force	1,668	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	626	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	583	503	53.7%
Non-Profit	23	99	18.9%
Self-Employed	153	129	54.3%

Local Government	82	63	56.6%
State Government	95	18	84.1%
Federal Government	0	5	0.0%

Total Private + Self	736	632	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	200	185	51.9%
Total	936	817	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	422	24.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	271	15.5%
Professional, Technical	219	12.5%
Service Occupations	388	22.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	55	3.1%
All others	453	25.8%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	455	26.0%
Health care and social assistance	251	14.3%
Construction	231	13.2%
Retail trade	159	9.1%
Educational services	143	8.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	112	6.4%
Manufacturing	93	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	59	3.4%
Public administration	58	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	47	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	38	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	1.8%
Information	19	1.1%
Other services	17	1.0%
Wholesale trade	16	0.9%
Finance and insurance	13	0.7%
Transportation and warehousing	6	0.3%
Utilities	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31	0.74%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	14	0.34%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,922	98.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.5%
Spanish	16	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	841	20.1%
Irish	597	14.3%
German	521	12.5%
English	488	11.7%
Italian	120	2.9%
Polish	59	1.4%
Scottish	42	1.0%
British	38	0.9%
Norwegian	31	0.7%
Swedish	26	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	19	0.5%
Greek	18	0.4%
Finnish	17	0.4%
Welsh	15	0.4%
Hungarian	11	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,147	99.3%
Not a citizen	30	0.7%

Native	4,147	99.3%
Foreign-born	30	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
208	6.5%	241	7.5%	1,179	36.6%	999	31.1%	408	12.7%	182	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	208	6.5%
9-12 Years	241	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,179	36.6%
Some College	999	31.1%
Bach. Degree	408	12.7%
Grad Degree	182	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,620	2,305	315	12.0%	4.4%
1991	2,738	2,423	315	11.5%	5.8%
1992	2,870	2,549	321	11.2%	6.2%
1993	2,827	2,565	262	9.3%	5.2%
1994	2,951	2,544	407	13.8%	4.8%
1995	2,651	2,405	246	9.3%	4.4%
1996	2,358	2,196	162	6.9%	4.3%
1997	2,359	2,206	153	6.5%	3.7%
1998	2,325	2,188	137	5.9%	2.8%
1999	2,402	2,291	111	4.6%	2.7%

2000	2,738	2,665	73	2.7%	2.3%
2001	2,724	2,620	104	3.8%	3.3%
2002	2,813	2,684	129	4.6%	4.4%
2003	2,885	2,746	139	4.8%	4.3%
2004	2,811	2,700	111	3.9%	4.1%
2005	2,934	2,821	113	3.9%	3.8%
2006	2,892	2,789	103	3.6%	3.3%
2007	2,932	2,831	101	3.4%	3.3%
2008	2,795	2,672	123	4.4%	4.3%
2009	2,702	2,530	172	6.4%	6.8%

2010	2,513	2,319	194	7.7%	7.3%
2011	2,572	2,410	162	6.3%	6.6%
2012	2,582	2,435	147	5.7%	5.9%
2013	2,578	2,445	133	5.2%	5.6%
2014	2,602	2,488	114	4.4%	5.1%
2015	2,546	2,444	102	4.0%	4.4%
2016	2,499	2,408	91	3.6%	4.0%
2017	2,574	2,497	77	3.0%	3.7%
2018	2,526	2,464	62	2.5%	2.9%
2019	2,489	2,431	58	2.3%	2.7%

2020	2,290	2,063	227	9.9%	6.2%
2021	2,253	2,153	100	4.4%	3.9%
2022	2,480	2,419	61	2.5%	2.9%
2023	2,417	2,349	68	2.8%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,346
Median Value	$184,900

Occupied	1,905	56.9%
Vacant	1,441	43.1%

Owned	1,355	71.1%
Rented	550	28.9%
Median Rent	$650

Single-Family Units	2,891	86.4%
Detached	2,773	82.9%
Attached	118	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	82	2.5%
Mobile Homes	333	10.0%

Bath County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bath County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Bath County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bath County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bath County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bath County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Bath County, VA