COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bolivar vs Oakland
PLACE A
Bolivar, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Oakland, California
Bolivar is 100% smaller than Oakland. Oakland earns more, with a median household income $37,017 higher. Oakland has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -6%).
BOLIVAROAKLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population419440,838−100% vs Oakland
Population density2,4507,877−5,427
Population growth-6.5%12.8%−19.2 pts
Median age39.337.9+1.4
Male52.3%49.6%+2.7 pts
Female47.7%50.4%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%27.5%−27.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.4%27.8%+68.6 pts
Black0.7%19.7%−19.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%28.7%−28.0 pts
Asian0.5%15.7%−15.2 pts
Other1.7%8.1%−6.4 pts
Median household income$64,583$101,600−$37,017
Per capita income$32,963$61,757−$28,794
Poverty rate12.9%13.4%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.511−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%48.7%−30.9 pts
Graduate degree8.2%22.0%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%6.4%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation60.2%68.7%−8.5 pts
Median home value$100,500$929,900−$829,400
Median gross rent$867$1,979−$1,112
Owner-occupied88.0%42.3%+45.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%7.9%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%48.8%−6.7 pts
Average commute34.529.8+4.7
Worked from home7.0%26.5%−19.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Uninsured0.7%5.6%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025