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Bath, PA
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Bath profile


Living in Bath



Bath is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,806 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bath is the 523rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Bath has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Bath telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Bath overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bath, 21.19% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bath in 2018 was $29,541, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,164 for a family of four. However, Bath contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bath is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bath home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bath residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bath also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.14% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bath include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Pennsylvania German.

The most common language spoken in Bath is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.