Bolton vs Delco

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

Bolton and Delco 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 117 in Delco). Since 2019, Bolton's population has grown faster (-27.6% vs -53.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bolton	Delco
Population	469	117
Median age	38.4 yrs	23.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	—
Median home value	$125,000	—
Housing units	193	98
Homeownership rate	84.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	27.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolton	Delco
Population	648 → 469 (-27.6%)	250 → 117 (-53.2%)
Median household income	$33,472 → $46,250 (+38.2%)	$38,074 → $70,000 (+83.9%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $125,000 (+42.4%)	$127,400 → $137,500 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $850 (-3.8%)	—

Bolton

Population

648469

Median household income

$33,472$46,250

Median home value

$87,800$125,000

Median gross rent

$884$850

Delco

Population

250117

Median household income

$38,074$70,000

Median home value

$127,400$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolton	Delco
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	21.3%	70.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	0.0%
75 and over	7.0%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolton	Delco
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	79.5%
Black or African American	43.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.8%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.7%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolton	Delco
No high school diploma	18.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.6%	77.1%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolton	Delco
Drove alone	55.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	39.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolton	Delco
1-unit, detached	80.3%	100.0%
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	19.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bolton	Delco
Poverty rate	23.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1973	1949