Median Household Income
$60,733
Median Home Value
$170,800
Median Gross Rent
$786/mo
Poverty Rate
15.9%
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Homeownership Rate
74.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.8%
Median Age
41.4
Population Over Time
Bates County shrank 3.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
16,780
2016
16,513
2018
16,374
2020
16,282
2022
16,101
2024
16,186
Business & Industry
Bates County has 344 business establishments employing 2,738 people.
Construction
43
Health care and social assistance
39
Other services (except public administration)
38
Accommodation and food services
29
Finance and insurance
26
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
17
Professional, scientific, and technical services
15
Wholesale trade
14
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.