Bath is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,558 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 (11.55%), management occupations (11.13%), and sales jobs (8.58%). A relatively large number of people in Bath telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.00% 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. Being a small village, Bath does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Bath who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.30% of the adults in Bath have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bath in 2022 was $29,133, 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 $116,532 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 Italian. The most common language spoken in Bath is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Slavic languages.
