Bolivar is home to 972 people in Ohio. The median age is 50.9, about 12 years above the US median. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $193,200, having more than doubled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bolivar
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.4 → 50.9(+17.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.8% → 93.6%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants82.6% → 77.1%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)13.4%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.3%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 67 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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Over time
Bolivar, decade by decade
Bolivar population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
866
$68,740
$128,644
11.2%
0.6
2000
894
$70,992
$158,848
14.0%
3.3
2010
994
$59,403
$164,716
14.5%
4.4
2020
1,000
$84,843
$158,171
23.3%
14.1
2024
972
$69,375
$193,200
27.1%
15.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
