Boardman vs Bolton

A side-by-side comparison of Boardman and Bolton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bolton has the higher population (469 vs 211 in Boardman). Boardman has the higher median household income ($55,972 vs $46,250 in Bolton). Since 2019, Boardman's population has grown faster (-23.3% vs -27.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Boardman	Bolton
Population	211	469
Median age	42.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,972	$46,250
Median home value	—	$125,000
Median gross rent	$588	—
Housing units	87	193
Homeownership rate	51.2%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	2.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	27.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boardman	Bolton
Population	275 → 211 (-23.3%)	648 → 469 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $55,972 (+25.5%)	$33,472 → $46,250 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$56,000 → $56,300 (+0.5%)	$87,800 → $125,000 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $588 (-10.6%)	$884 → $850 (-3.8%)

Boardman

Population

275211

Median household income

$44,583$55,972

Median home value

$56,000$56,300

Median gross rent

$658$588

Bolton

Population

648469

Median household income

$33,472$46,250

Median home value

$87,800$125,000

Median gross rent

$884$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boardman	Bolton
Under 5	5.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	2.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	18.0%	21.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	6.8%
35 to 44	17.1%	6.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.2%
75 and over	5.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boardman	Bolton
White (non-Hispanic)	44.1%	20.0%
Black or African American	42.2%	43.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	23.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boardman	Bolton
No high school diploma	13.5%	18.6%
High school graduate	66.0%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boardman	Bolton
Drove alone	80.2%	55.1%
Carpooled	19.8%	39.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boardman	Bolton
1-unit, detached	42.5%	80.3%
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	57.5%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Boardman	Bolton
Poverty rate	5.7%	23.7%
Average household size	2.57	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	36	30
Median year structure built	1985	1973