Bath is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 9,266 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Bath is the 36th largest community in Maine. Much of the housing stock in Bath was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bath is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bath is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bath who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.86%), sales jobs (9.08%), and management occupations (8.36%).

Also of interest is that Bath has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Bath, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One of the nice things about Bath is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.31 minutes getting to work every day.

In Bath, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Bath is a relatively small city. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Bath Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bath is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.41% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bath in 2000 was $19,112, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,448 for a family of four.

The people who call Bath home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bath is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bath include English, French, Irish, German, French Canadian, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Bath is English.