Bolivar

Population: 5,171
Median household income: $38,575
Median home value: $136,000

Bolivar is a community in Hardeman County, Tennessee, home to 5,171 residents. The median household income of $38,575 is below the Hardeman County median ($46,173).

From 2019 to 2023, Bolivar's population grew 2.8% from 5,031 to 5,171, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $94,400 to $136,000.

Households average 2.23 people. The median gross rent is $827.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,171
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $38,575
Median home value: $136,000
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 2,495
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 16.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0315,171

Median household income

$32,064$38,575

Median home value

$94,400$136,000

Median gross rent

$609$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,031	$32,064	$94,400	$609
2020	5,005	$32,174	$97,700	$690
2021	5,177	$33,303	$97,400	$829
2022	5,197	$36,348	$122,600	$822
2023	5,171	$38,575	$136,000	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	261	5.0%
5 to 17	910	17.6%
18 to 24	426	8.2%
25 to 34	880	17.0%
35 to 44	392	7.6%
45 to 54	513	9.9%
55 to 64	806	15.6%
65 to 74	602	11.6%
75 and over	381	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,344	26.0%
Black or African American	3,457	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	194	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	165	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	672	18.8%
High school graduate	1,519	42.5%
Some college or associate's	956	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	307	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	120	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,537	71.8%
Carpooled	346	16.2%
Public transit	55	2.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	160	7.5%
Other means	42	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	588	29.7%
15 to 29 min	354	17.9%
30 to 44 min	537	27.1%
45 to 59 min	199	10.1%
60+ min	302	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 24.6% (1,254 of 5,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,253	56.5%
Nonfamily households	963	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,216	88.8%
Vacant	279	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,252	56.5%
Renter-occupied	964	43.5%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,972	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	213	8.5%
5 to 19 units	75	3.0%
20 or more units	17	0.7%
Mobile home & other	218	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4707180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.2640, -89.0119