COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gerster vs Bolivar
PLACE A
Gerster, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Bolivar, Pennsylvania
Gerster is 96% smaller than Bolivar. Bolivar earns more, with a median household income $20,833 higher. Bolivar has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -16%).
GERSTERBOLIVARDIFFERENCE
Total population16419−96% vs Bolivar
Population density1982,450−2,253
Population growth-16.0%-6.5%−9.5 pts
Median age70.339.3+31.0
Male42.9%52.3%−9.5 pts
Female57.1%47.7%+9.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%96.4%+3.6 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Median household income$43,750$64,583−$20,833
Per capita income$29,429$32,963−$3,534
Poverty rate14.3%12.9%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.391Even
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%17.8%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation28.6%60.2%−31.6 pts
Median home value$45,000$100,500−$55,500
Median gross rent$375$867−$492
Owner-occupied80.0%88.0%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate78.3%13.2%+65.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.1%−42.1 pts
Average commute20.134.5−14.4
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025