Bath is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,539 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bath is the 293rd largest community in New York. Bath has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bath is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bath is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bath who work in office and administrative support (11.65%), management occupations (10.18%), and sales jobs (9.48%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Bath is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Bath are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.95% of adults in Bath have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Bath in 2022 was $30,162, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,648 for a family of four. However, Bath contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Important ancestries of people in Bath include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bath is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Slavic languages.
