COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bolivar vs Springfield
PLACE A
Bolivar, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Bolivar is 100% smaller than Springfield. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BOLIVARSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population419112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density2,4501,844+606
Population growth-6.5%-1.6%−4.9 pts
Median age39.341.0−1.7
Male52.3%48.3%+4.0 pts
Female47.7%51.7%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.5%4.9%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.4%69.3%+27.1 pts
Black0.7%19.1%−18.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%3.4%−2.6 pts
Asian0.5%3.0%−2.5 pts
Other1.7%5.2%−3.5 pts
Median household income$64,583$66,064−$1,481
Per capita income$32,963$42,670−$9,707
Poverty rate12.9%16.8%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%36.3%−18.5 pts
Graduate degree8.2%15.6%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%6.8%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation60.2%58.9%+1.3 pts
Median home value$100,500$162,100−$61,600
Median gross rent$867$975−$108
Owner-occupied88.0%64.3%+23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%11.1%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%43.6%−1.5 pts
Average commute34.517.4+17.1
Worked from home7.0%14.5%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.7%4.1%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025