Bolivar

Population: 1,108
Median household income: $53,317
Median home value: $66,400

Bolivar, a community in Allegany County, New York, has 1,108 residents. At $53,317, its median household income sits below Allegany County's $61,233.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bolivar's population grew 26.8% from 874 to 1,108, while its median home value fell 2.6% from $68,200 to $66,400.

The typical home was built around 1938. 19.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,108
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,317
Median home value: $66,400
Median gross rent: $505
Housing units: 487
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8741,108

Median household income

$40,563$53,317

Median home value

$68,200$66,400

Median gross rent

$680$505

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	874	$40,563	$68,200	$680
2020	939	$41,138	$64,700	$577
2021	893	$45,208	$62,300	$711
2022	1,050	$50,509	$73,300	$695
2023	1,108	$53,317	$66,400	$505

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	5.9%
5 to 17	171	15.4%
18 to 24	108	9.7%
25 to 34	158	14.3%
35 to 44	184	16.6%
45 to 54	102	9.2%
55 to 64	142	12.8%
65 to 74	111	10.0%
75 and over	67	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,063	95.9%
Black or African American	15	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	12.4%
High school graduate	192	25.1%
Some college or associate's	240	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	160	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	77	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	338	72.5%
Carpooled	26	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	7.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	10.3%
Other means	18	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	123	29.4%
15 to 29 min	82	19.6%
30 to 44 min	179	42.8%
45 to 59 min	30	7.2%
60+ min	4	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 19.1% (209 of 1,096)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	60.5%
Nonfamily households	182	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	461	94.7%
Vacant	26	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	305	66.2%
Renter-occupied	156	33.8%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	393	80.7%
1-unit, attached	6	1.2%
2 to 4 units	50	10.3%
5 to 19 units	23	4.7%
20 or more units	13	2.7%
Mobile home & other	2	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3607190
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0684, -78.1662