County population in 2012: 4,652 (all rural); it was 5,048 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 824 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 772 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,639 Renter-occupied apartments: 566 (it was 414 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
33%
Land area: 532 sq. mi. Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bath County: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (29.3%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Educational,health and social services (11.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $532 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $539 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.1%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 47 years old
(Males: 46 years old, Females: 48 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 42 years old, American Indian residents: 55 years old, Asian residents: 59 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 15 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
7.8%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.8%
Whole state:
4.3%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bath County is $429 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $736 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bath County: Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery (A), Nimrod Hall (B), Cascades Golf Club (C), Lemon Hollow Work Camp (D), McClintic Point Primitive Campground (E), Hidden Valley Campground (F), Warwick Mansion (G), Bald Knob Lookout (H), Bald Knob FS Repeater Site (I), Warm Springs Work Center (J), Duncan Knob Lookout (K), Bolar Mountain Campground (L), Bolar Flat Picnic Area and Launch Ramp (M), Trappers Lodge (N), Bible Camp (O), Blowing Springs Campground (P), Boys Camp (Q), Camp Alkulana (R), Camp Kannata (S), Boiling Spring Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bath County include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Chimney Run Church (B), Cloverdale Presbyterian Church (C), Eden United Methodist Church (D), Green Valley United Methodist Church (E), Horeb Baptist Church (F), Indian Hill Church (G), John Wesley United Methodist Church (H), Mill Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sively Cemetery (1), Bratton Cemetery (2), Chestnut Cemetery (3), Cleek Cemetery (4), Doyle Cemetery (5), Green Valley Cemetery (6), Mount Mary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Big Pond (A), Browns Pond (B), Lake Bacova (C), Lake of the Pines (D), Bath County Pumped Storage Lake (E), Douthat Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bugan Run (A), Cabin Creek (B), White Oak Run (C), Warm Springs Run (D), Thompson Creek (E), Stuart Run (F), Stony Run (G), Still Run (H), Springhouse Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bath County include: Bubbling Spring Recreation Area (1), Douthat State Park (2), TM Gathright Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 135 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 216 (16% naturalized citizens)
Bath County:
4.3%
Whole state:
8.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 109
1990 to 1994: 31
1985 to 1989: 26
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 36
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 6
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,492
One, attached: 33
Two: 35
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 22
Mobile homes: 253
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units in Bath County with a mortgage: 476 (79 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 490
Here:
49.3% with mortgage
State:
75.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.49%
Here
55.5%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 2,801 Total congregations: 21
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Other
Adherents
768 (27.4%)
591 (21.1%)
589 (21.0%)
494 (17.6%)
359 (12.8%)
Congregations
8 (38.1%)
5 (23.8%)
1 (4.8%)
3 (14.3%)
4 (19.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 422 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20,319 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $14.12 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.02% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,932 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.57% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.55% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34,823 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.52% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.22 Vegetables: 5 harvested acres Land in orchards: 10 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bath County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the county center On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.2 miles away from the county center On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the county center On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from Bath County center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1874): February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 6, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1655): July 13, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1655, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3240): September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1318): February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 5, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1135): September 6, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Severe Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1098): January 27, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1098, Natural disaster type: Flood
Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1086): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
Virginia Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 1995 to July 7, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1059): July 1, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Virginia Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 8, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1014): March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 14, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3112): March 25, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3112, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Bath County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Top executives (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Jamaica (75%)
Philippines (7%)
Mexico (7%)
Austria (4%)
Other Northern Europe (3%)
India (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bath County (%):
United States or American (29%)
German (12%)
English (11%)
Scotch-Irish (8%)
Irish (5%)
European (5%)
Jamaican (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,933 (78%)
Carpooled: 257 (10%)
Walked: 189 (8%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 64 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Bath County, Virginia in 2000:
169 people in other workers' dormitories
53 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
47 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
6 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,912.
5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.60%
Virginia average:
11.06%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.25% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($20,946 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($19,161 average AGI)
Bath County:
2.35%
Virginia average:
4.24%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,453 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.36%
Virginia average:
10.78%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.12% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($22,187 average AGI)
3.24% relocated to other states ($16,267 average AGI)
Bath County:
3.24%
Virginia average:
4.13%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Births per 1000 population in Bath County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Bath County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bath County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,108 (974 aged, 134 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 20.06 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9289.730 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 501.610 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48575.44
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 405.1 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 769.7 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 40.51
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40.89 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 20.26
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 20.26
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,678
In family households: 3,740 (1,054 male householders, 293 female householders)
1,090 spouses, 1,027 children (950 natural, 24 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 76 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 45 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 938 (419 male householders (355 living alone)), 396 female householders (356 living alone)), 123 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 53 (47 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 746 2-persons, 310 3-persons, 183 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
95.4% of residents of Bath County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $34,971,000 ($7017 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,141,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,163,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,778,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $292,000 Federal grants: $5,971,000 Federal procurement contracts: $772,000 ($223,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,994,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $889,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,184,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 192
Here:
39 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 316
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +97
Here:
+20 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -76
Here:
-15 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bath County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 38
2000 to 2004: 62
1990 to 1999: 468
1980 to 1989: 347
1970 to 1979: 381
1960 to 1969: 264
1950 to 1959: 238
1940 to 1949: 207
1939 or earlier: 969
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bath County, Virginia
67% of Bath County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Virginia.
Bath County:
67.1%
State average:
53.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3808
Northeast: 190
Midwest: 108
South: 610
West: 60
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bath County
47.0 years
37.0 years
(53.5%)
(46.5%)
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