Bolivar

Population: 949
Median household income: $70,132
Median home value: $179,700

Bolivar is a community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, home to 949 residents. The median household income of $70,132 is above the Tuscarawas County median ($64,494).

From 2019 to 2023, Bolivar's population declined 15.4% from 1,122 to 949, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $122,700 to $179,700.

26.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 949
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,132
Median home value: $179,700
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 395
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,122949

Median household income

$60,625$70,132

Median home value

$122,700$179,700

Median gross rent

$765$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,122	$60,625	$122,700	$765
2020	1,081	$70,000	$130,500	$694
2021	1,021	$57,083	$137,500	$742
2022	1,007	$67,717	$158,600	$780
2023	949	$70,132	$179,700	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over17.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	7.1%
5 to 17	98	10.3%
18 to 24	85	9.0%
25 to 34	90	9.5%
35 to 44	87	9.2%
45 to 54	114	12.0%
55 to 64	117	12.3%
65 to 74	126	13.3%
75 and over	165	17.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	909	95.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	4.0%
High school graduate	256	36.6%
Some college or associate's	233	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	136	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	46	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	401	88.7%
Carpooled	34	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	19.2%
15 to 29 min	222	50.8%
30 to 44 min	104	23.8%
45 to 59 min	8	1.8%
60+ min	19	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 8.1% (68 of 841)

	Count	Share
Family households	259	68.9%
Nonfamily households	117	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	376	95.2%
Vacant	19	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	292	77.7%
Renter-occupied	84	22.3%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	308	78.0%
1-unit, attached	11	2.8%
2 to 4 units	67	17.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3907594
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6553, -81.4545