Bath County, VA community profile: poverty, income, insurance & broadband (ACS 2020–2024)
Virginia county profiles · GEOID 51017
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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- In Bath County, 23.8% (±7.3 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 9.9% in Virginia and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Bath County, 38.4% (±17.2 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 12.3% in Virginia and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Bath County, 2.5% (±2.1 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Bath County, median household income was $56,184 (±$19,950) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $93,170 in Virginia and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Bath County, 79.7% (±5.7 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 91.0% in Virginia and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).
- In Bath County, 15.8% (±4.4 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 12.5% in Virginia and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).
18 community indicators
± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp). Read definitions and cautions.
| Indicator and population | County ± MOE | Virginia ± MOE | US ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total populationDP05_0001E / DP05_0001M · Total population | 4,100MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 8,705,170MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 334,922,499MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) |
| Under age 5DP05_0005PE / DP05_0005PM · Total population | 5.2% ± 2.8 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Under age 18DP05_0019PE / DP05_0019PM · Total population | 17.3% ± 3.6 pp | 21.7% ± 0.1 pp | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| Age 65 and overDP05_0024PE / DP05_0024PM · Total population | 27.2% ± 4.6 pp | 16.7% ± 0.1 pp | 17.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Total householdsDP02_0001E / DP02_0001M · Households | 1,822 ± 140 | 3,365,732 ± 7,402 | 129,227,496 ± 209,365 |
| Median household incomeDP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households | $56,184 ± $19,950Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | $93,170 ± $458 | $80,734 ± $166 |
| Per capita incomeDP03_0088E / DP03_0088M · Total population | $38,177 ± $6,395 | $50,666 ± $254 | $44,673 ± $122 |
| Poverty rateDP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined | 23.8% ± 7.3 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 9.9% ± 0.2 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp |
| Child poverty rateDP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined | 38.4% ± 17.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 12.3% ± 0.4 pp | 16.1% ± 0.2 pp |
| Unemployment rateDP03_0009PE / DP03_0009PM · Civilian labor force age 16 and over | 1.3% ± 1.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 4.3% ± 0.1 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| UninsuredDP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 2.5% ± 2.1 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.9% ± 0.1 pp | 8.4% ± 0.1 pp |
| Households receiving SNAPDP03_0074PE / DP03_0074PM · Households | 10.3% ± 4.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 9.1% ± 0.1 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp |
| High school graduate or higherDP02_0067PE / DP02_0067PM · Population age 25 and over | 84.0% ± 6.8 pp | 91.6% ± 0.1 pp | 89.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Bachelor’s degree or higherDP02_0068PE / DP02_0068PM · Population age 25 and over | 16.7% ± 4.6 pp | 42.2% ± 0.3 pp | 35.7% ± 0.2 pp |
| Broadband subscriptionDP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households | 79.7% ± 5.7 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| DisabilityDP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 15.8% ± 4.4 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp | 13.3% ± 0.1 pp |
| Civilian veteransDP02_0070PE / DP02_0070PM · Civilian population age 18 and over | 8.8% ± 3.3 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 9.4% ± 0.1 pp | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Speak English less than very wellDP02_0115PE / DP02_0115PM · Population age 5 and over | 1.3% ± 2.0 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp | 8.6% ± 0.1 pp |
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