Bolivar, PA Population

Overview

426

Total Population

47.3

Median age

47.18%

Female population %

111.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

90.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bolivar's population under 18 was 20.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bolivar's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bolivar, 17.14% were under the age of 15, 13.15% aged 15 to 29, 39.44% aged 30 to 64, 26.53% aged 65 to 84, and 3.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 less females than males in Bolivar:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.18% females and 52.82% males in Bolivar, PA.
The Bolivar, PA gender ratio is 111.9:100 i.e. 111.9 men to 100 women (1.119).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 25.

Bolivar's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bolivar population: 97.89% are White, 0.70% are Asian and 1.41% are multiracial.
Bolivar's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 426 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bolivar is White with a population of 417 (97.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 520 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bolivar's population decreased by 55 (10.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bolivar's population decreased by 31 (6.67%), 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 2022 at 429.