Bolivar

Population: 388
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $89,000

Bolivar is a community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, home to 388 residents. Its median household income of $62,500 runs below the Westmoreland County figure of $72,468.

From 2019 to 2023, Bolivar's population declined 7.4% from 419 to 388, while its median home value rose 19.8% from $74,300 to $89,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 388
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $89,000
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

419388

Median household income

$44,000$62,500

Median home value

$74,300$89,000

Median gross rent

$608$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	419	$44,000	$74,300	$608
2020	395	$42,813	$84,400	$625
2021	426	$54,167	$75,900	$700
2022	386	$51,563	$86,300	$750
2023	388	$62,500	$89,000	$830

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.9%
5 to 17	74	19.1%
18 to 24	16	4.1%
25 to 34	60	15.5%
35 to 44	51	13.1%
45 to 54	20	5.2%
55 to 64	54	13.9%
65 to 74	71	18.3%
75 and over	27	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	374	96.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate48.8%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	9.5%
High school graduate	138	48.8%
Some college or associate's	69	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	29	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	136	87.7%
Carpooled	5	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	13.3%
15 to 29 min	29	19.3%
30 to 44 min	68	45.3%
45 to 59 min	13	8.7%
60+ min	20	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 11.9% (46 of 388)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	67.6%
Nonfamily households	48	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	148	84.6%
Vacant	27	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128	86.5%
Renter-occupied	20	13.5%

1-unit, detached89.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	157	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4207480
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.3950, -79.1521