Bolivar vs Ranson corporation

A side-by-side comparison of Bolivar and Ranson corporation: population, income, housing, and more.

Bolivar and Ranson corporation are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ranson corporation has the higher population (5,588 vs 1,317 in Bolivar). Ranson corporation has the higher median household income ($86,378 vs $81,641 in Bolivar). Bolivar has the higher median home value ($253,700 vs $220,700 in Ranson corporation).

Population, income & housing

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
Population	1,317	5,588
Median age	39.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,641	$86,378
Median home value	$253,700	$220,700
Median gross rent	$1,420	$1,520
Housing units	629	2,287
Homeownership rate	58.6%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
Population	1,234 → 1,317 (+6.7%)	5,123 → 5,588 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$72,344 → $81,641 (+12.9%)	$66,724 → $86,378 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$191,400 → $253,700 (+32.5%)	$183,500 → $220,700 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,055 → $1,420 (+34.6%)	$1,203 → $1,520 (+26.4%)

Bolivar

Population

1,2341,317

Median household income

$72,344$81,641

Median home value

$191,400$253,700

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,420

Ranson corporation

Population

5,1235,588

Median household income

$66,724$86,378

Median home value

$183,500$220,700

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,520

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	9.3%	10.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	17.9%
55 to 64	17.1%	8.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.2%
75 and over	4.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	71.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
No high school diploma	6.8%	12.9%
High school graduate	24.7%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
Drove alone	74.4%	76.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	10.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.3%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
1-unit, detached	61.5%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	20.0%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	13.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Bolivar	Ranson corporation
Poverty rate	8.4%	14.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1976	1995