Bolivar, NY Population

Overview

893

Total Population

40.2

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bolivar's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bolivar is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bolivar's population under 18 was 21.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bolivar's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bolivar, 18.03% were under the age of 15, 11.42% aged 15 to 29, 48.71% aged 30 to 64, 19.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Bolivar:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Bolivar, NY.
The Bolivar, NY gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 52.

Bolivar's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bolivar population: 97.09% are White, 1.46% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are Asian, 0.34% are some other race and 0.78% are multiracial.
Bolivar's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 89 (99.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bolivar is White with a population of 867 (97.09% of the total population).

Bolivar's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,159 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bolivar's population decreased by 111 (9.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bolivar's population decreased by 24 (2.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bolivar's population was lowest in year 2019 at 975.