Bath County , Virginia

Population: 4,123 residents · 2023 Census ACS

Income $61,709 Home $206,000 Rent $825/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Sources: CDC PLACES·FEMA NRI·Census ACS · Methodology

With under 5,000 residents, Bath County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $206,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Bath County in the bottom 5% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.

$61,709
Median Income
household
$206,000
Home Value
median
$825/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate

Income & Housing

Median Household Income $61,709
Per Capita Income $36,110
Poverty Rate 21.1%
Median Home Value $206,000
Median Gross Rent $825/mo
Owner Occupied 75.4%
Renter Occupied 24.6%

Demographics & Education

Total Population 4,123
Median Age 52.3 yrs
Bachelor's or Higher 15.6%

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults

38.8%
Obesity
18.4%
Diabetes
20.3%
Smoking
36.2%
High Blood Pressure
33.1%
No Physical Activity
27.8%
Depression
36.5%
Insufficient Sleep
75.6%
Annual Checkup

Natural Hazard Risk

FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores

Very Low

Overall risk score: 5.4  ·  5th national percentile

🌪️ Tornado
4.39
🌀 Hurricane
47.56
🔥 Wildfire
20.99
❄️ Winter Storm
16.96
🌍 Earthquake
21.56
☀️ Drought
23.79

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