Bath, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 9,266. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,257 (-0.1% change)
Males: 4,425 (47.8%), Females: 4,841 (52.2%)

Sagadahoc County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $36,372
Median house value: $95,200

Population by Race

Races in Bath:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (21.4%), Irish (14.5%), French (12.7%), United States (10.7%), German (10.1%), Italian (5.0%).

Elevation: 79 feet

Land area: 9.1 square miles

Map of Bath, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bath

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bath city

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 17.7%

3.6% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -668 (-6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bath:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bath:

  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 8 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 39 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 91 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bath:

  • MERRYMEETING FIELD (about 8 miles; BOWDOINHAM, ME; Abbreviation: 08B)
  • WISCASSET (about 9 miles; WISCASSET, ME; Abbreviation: IWI)
  • WALES (about 22 miles; WALES, ME; Abbreviation: ME6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bath:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 30 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 37 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 53 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 54 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 56 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 96 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 112 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)

Schools

Public high schools in Bath:

  • MORSE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 796; Location: 826 HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BATH REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY CTR (Location: 800 HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Bath:

  • HYDE SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 616 HIGH ST; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bath:

  • BATH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 6 OLD BRUNSWICK ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DIKE-NEWELL SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 3 WRIGHT DRIVE; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • FISHER-MITCHELL SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 597 HIGH STREET; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • HUSE MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 39 ANDREWS ROAD; Grades: KG – KG)

Private primary/middle school in Bath:

  • COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PRIMARY (Students: 8; Location: 1008 MIDDLE STREET; Grades: KG – 4)

Libraries

Library in Bath:

  • BATH – PATTEN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $499,511; Location: 33 SUMMER STREET; 49,518 books; 1,576 audio materials; 1,332 video materials; 214 serial subscriptions)