Bath, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,678. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,768 (+3.4% change)
Males: 1,276 (47.6%), Females: 1,402 (52.4%)
Northampton County
Zip code: 18014
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $40,825
Median house value: $101,500
Population by Race
Races in Bath:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.2%), Irish (13.1%), Italian (10.2%), English (4.7%), United States (4.2%), Slovak (3.7%).
Elevation: 432 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bath
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bath borough
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.8%
3.7% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+13.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bath:
- MUHLENBERG HOSPITAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)
- ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bath:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 46 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 48 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bath:
- BRADEN AIRPARK (about 11 miles; EASTON, PA; Abbreviation: N43)
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 13 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 1N9)
- SLATINGTON (about 14 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 69N)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bath:
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 13 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
Public primary/middle schools in Bath:
- GEORGE WOLF EL SCH (Students: 762; Grades: KG – 06)
- MOORE TWP EL SCH (Students: 570; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Bath:
- SACRED HEART (Students: 240; Location: 115 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK – 8)