Bald Head Island vs Bolivia

A side-by-side comparison of Bald Head Island and Bolivia: population, income, housing, and more.

Bald Head Island and Bolivia are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bolivia has the higher population (225 vs 149 in Bald Head Island). Bald Head Island has the higher median household income ($205,000 vs $71,000 in Bolivia). Bald Head Island has the higher median home value ($1,375,000 vs $286,800 in Bolivia).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
Population	149	225
Median age	69.1 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$205,000	$71,000
Median home value	$1,375,000	$286,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,150
Housing units	1,110	89
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.2%	53.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
Population	230 → 149 (-35.2%)	195 → 225 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$108,958 → $205,000 (+88.1%)	$45,625 → $71,000 (+55.6%)
Median home value	$852,600 → $1,375,000 (+61.3%)	$131,300 → $286,800 (+118.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$738 → $1,150 (+55.8%)

Bald Head Island

Population

230149

Median household income

$108,958$205,000

Median home value

$852,600$1,375,000

Bolivia

Population

195225

Median household income

$45,625$71,000

Median home value

$131,300$286,800

Median gross rent

$738$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
Under 5	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	2.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	23.1%
35 to 44	2.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	8.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	24.2%	9.8%
65 to 74	49.0%	16.0%
75 and over	14.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	3.4%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	43.8%	30.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
Drove alone	9.8%	65.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	64.7%	14.6%
Other means	21.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
1-unit, detached	90.9%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Bald Head Island	Bolivia
Poverty rate	5.4%	5.9%
Average household size	1.73	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	2000	1980