Bolivar

Population: 10,996
Median household income: $44,603
Median home value: $188,700

Bolivar, a community in Polk County, Missouri, has 10,996 residents. Its median household income of $44,603 runs below the Polk County figure of $56,686.

From 2019 to 2023, Bolivar's population grew 1.1% from 10,880 to 10,996, while its median home value rose 69.1% from $111,600 to $188,700.

74.5% of workers drive to work alone. 67.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,996
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $44,603
Median home value: $188,700
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 4,743
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,88010,996

Median household income

$38,396$44,603

Median home value

$111,600$188,700

Median gross rent

$698$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,880	$38,396	$111,600	$698
2020	11,000	$37,500	$131,500	$708
2021	10,718	$37,233	$139,400	$714
2022	10,780	$40,530	$163,000	$791
2023	10,996	$44,603	$188,700	$833

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2419.4%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	688	6.3%
5 to 17	1,666	15.2%
18 to 24	2,133	19.4%
25 to 34	1,168	10.6%
35 to 44	1,171	10.6%
45 to 54	949	8.6%
55 to 64	1,079	9.8%
65 to 74	919	8.4%
75 and over	1,223	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,123	92.1%
Black or African American	87	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.2%
Asian	31	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	335	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	384	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	723	11.1%
High school graduate	2,178	33.5%
Some college or associate's	1,945	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	899	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	764	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,271	74.5%
Carpooled	338	7.7%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	284	6.5%
Bicycle	26	0.6%
Worked from home	415	9.5%
Other means	48	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,029	51.1%
15 to 29 min	557	14.0%
30 to 44 min	713	17.9%
45 to 59 min	446	11.2%
60+ min	228	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 21.1% (2,086 of 9,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,452	58.1%
Nonfamily households	1,767	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,219	89.0%
Vacant	524	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,294	54.4%
Renter-occupied	1,925	45.6%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units17.3%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,189	67.2%
1-unit, attached	117	2.5%
2 to 4 units	819	17.3%
5 to 19 units	294	6.2%
20 or more units	187	3.9%
Mobile home & other	137	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2906976
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.6067, -93.4167