Bolivia vs Northwest

A side-by-side comparison of Bolivia and Northwest: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northwest has the higher population (690 vs 225 in Bolivia). Bolivia has the higher median household income ($71,000 vs $53,143 in Northwest). Bolivia has the higher median home value ($286,800 vs $183,700 in Northwest).

Population, income & housing

	Bolivia	Northwest
Population	225	690
Median age	34.4 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,000	$53,143
Median home value	$286,800	$183,700
Median gross rent	$1,150	$1,006
Housing units	89	376
Homeownership rate	91.7%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.1%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolivia	Northwest
Population	195 → 225 (+15.4%)	856 → 690 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $71,000 (+55.6%)	$35,469 → $53,143 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $286,800 (+118.4%)	$100,700 → $183,700 (+82.4%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,150 (+55.8%)	$750 → $1,006 (+34.1%)

Bolivia

Population

195225

Median household income

$45,625$71,000

Median home value

$131,300$286,800

Median gross rent

$738$1,150

Northwest

Population

856690

Median household income

$35,469$53,143

Median home value

$100,700$183,700

Median gross rent

$750$1,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolivia	Northwest
Under 5	9.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	23.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	15.9%
75 and over	5.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolivia	Northwest
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	29.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	65.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolivia	Northwest
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	16.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolivia	Northwest
Drove alone	65.9%	75.3%
Carpooled	19.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolivia	Northwest
1-unit, detached	88.8%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	27.1%

Poverty & households

	Bolivia	Northwest
Poverty rate	5.9%	17.1%
Average household size	3.13	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1980	1994