CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bolivar

Missouri · 6,845 residents · 8.23 sq mi

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Bolivar is home to 6,845 people in Missouri. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 37%. The typical home is worth $44,600. 22.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $16,607, under the $30,130 national median. The population has fallen 25% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,845

−25%vs 2000

vs 9,143 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

+4%vs 2000

vs 29.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(299)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.5%(787)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2416.4%(1,125)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(848)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.8%(602)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(443)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(448)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(679)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(527)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.3%(295)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,607

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,609 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,832

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,654 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.5%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,600

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.3% in 2000

41.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(8,748)

Black0.8%(77)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(128)

Asian0.4%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(6,740)

Black0.4%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(39)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other1%(68)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.2%(139)

Mexican1.1%(119)

Central American0.5%(53)

South American0.3%(28)

Honduran0.2%(26)

Cuban0.2%(24)

Guatemalan0.2%(22)

Colombian0.2%(20)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Nicaraguan0%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(40)

Chinese0%(5)

Filipino0%(5)

Ancestry

English21.4%(2,388)

German13.2%(1,469)

Irish9.7%(1,086)

American8.6%(958)

Italian2.1%(230)

Scotch-Irish2%(227)

French1.8%(205)

Scottish1.8%(204)

Danish0.7%(82)

Lithuanian0.7%(81)

Czech0.7%(73)

Polish0.6%(67)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.6%(65)

British0.5%(53)

Norwegian0.3%(36)

Russian0.3%(34)

Welsh0.2%(17)

Croatian0.1%(16)

Dutch0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(15)

Palestinian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(12)

West Indian0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.7%(1,465)

Married47.8%(1,962)

Widowed4.9%(202)

Divorced11.5%(473)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(1,431)

Married42.2%(2,143)

Widowed15.4%(781)

Divorced14.3%(724)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.6%(146)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(125)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 511 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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