Bolivar Peninsula

Population: 2,995
Median household income: $71,970
Median home value: $316,400

Bolivar Peninsula, a community in Galveston County, Texas, has 2,995 residents. The median household income of $71,970 is below the Galveston County median ($85,348).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bolivar Peninsula's population grew 17.5% from 2,549 to 2,995, while its median home value rose 80.6% from $175,200 to $316,400.

75.4% of workers drive to work alone. 91.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,995
Median age: 62.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,970
Median home value: $316,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 3,275
Homeownership rate: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5492,995

Median household income

$52,804$71,970

Median home value

$175,200$316,400

Median gross rent

$566$508

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,549	$52,804	$175,200	$566
2020	2,611	$57,950	$257,300	$547
2021	2,829	$62,194	$249,300	$522
2022	2,626	$62,207	$321,100	$508
2023	2,995	$71,970	$316,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 173.5%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 444.6%

45 to 543.8%

55 to 6434.7%

65 to 7431.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	180	6.0%
5 to 17	104	3.5%
18 to 24	36	1.2%
25 to 34	206	6.9%
35 to 44	139	4.6%
45 to 54	113	3.8%
55 to 64	1,040	34.7%
65 to 74	936	31.3%
75 and over	241	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,269	75.8%
Black or African American	186	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	514	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	4.3%
High school graduate	1,121	41.9%
Some college or associate's	1,086	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	308	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	44	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	798	75.4%
Carpooled	117	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	8.4%
Other means	53	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	398	41.1%
15 to 29 min	149	15.4%
30 to 44 min	52	5.4%
45 to 59 min	151	15.6%
60+ min	219	22.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 11.0% (330 of 2,995)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,007	66.2%
Nonfamily households	514	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,521	46.4%
Vacant	1,754	53.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,394	91.7%
Renter-occupied	127	8.3%

1-unit, detached91.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,006	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	43	1.3%
Mobile home & other	194	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4809250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 5.67 sq mi
Center point: 29.4898, -94.5685