Bolivia vs Sandy Creek

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

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

Sandy Creek has the higher population (281 vs 225 in Bolivia). Bolivia has the higher median household income ($71,000 vs $53,750 in Sandy Creek). Bolivia has the higher median home value ($286,800 vs $125,000 in Sandy Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
Population	225	281
Median age	34.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,000	$53,750
Median home value	$286,800	$125,000
Median gross rent	$1,150	—
Housing units	89	107
Homeownership rate	91.7%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.1%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
Population	195 → 225 (+15.4%)	230 → 281 (+22.2%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $71,000 (+55.6%)	$49,107 → $53,750 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $286,800 (+118.4%)	$133,700 → $125,000 (-6.5%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,150 (+55.8%)	$833 → $910 (+9.2%)

Bolivia

Population

195225

Median household income

$45,625$71,000

Median home value

$131,300$286,800

Median gross rent

$738$1,150

Sandy Creek

Population

230281

Median household income

$49,107$53,750

Median home value

$133,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$833$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
Under 5	9.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	17.8%
25 to 34	23.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	8.9%	15.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.0%	8.9%
75 and over	5.8%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	81.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
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%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
No high school diploma	8.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	16.9%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
Drove alone	65.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	19.5%	20.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
1-unit, detached	88.8%	46.7%
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%	53.3%

Poverty & households

	Bolivia	Sandy Creek
Poverty rate	5.9%	19.6%
Average household size	3.13	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1980	1996