What is the population of Bolivar town?

Bolivar town has 1,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #122 of 439 in West Virginia.

What is the median household income in Bolivar town?

Median household income in Bolivar town is $81,641 a year, 4% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bolivar town?

Median gross rent is $1,420 a month and the median home value is $253,700, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.

Is Bolivar town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bolivar town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Bolivar, WV population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Bolivar, West Virginia (Bolivar, WV — Census place “Bolivar town”) is 1,317 residents, ranking #122 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $81,641, the median home is worth $253,700 and median gross rent runs $1,420 a month. Looking for the Bolivar West Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bolivar, WV: 25425.

Population: 1,317Bolivar town residents
Median household income: $81,641Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $253,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,420Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 58.6%Owner-occupied households

Bolivar ZIP codes (West Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bolivar.

The Bolivar WV ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

25425

What the numbers mean in Bolivar town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bolivar town median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 58.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Bolivar town, WV in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Bolivar town is a small town in West Virginia, with 1,317 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #122 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 39.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Bolivar town earn a median of $81,641 a year, 4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 54% above the $52,974 median for the 148 West Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Bolivar town is valued at $253,700, 16.4% below the national figure and 99% above the $127,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,420 a month, 1% above the national figure, or roughly $17,040 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Bolivar town?: Bolivar town has 1,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #122 of 439 in West Virginia.
What is the median household income in Bolivar town?: Median household income in Bolivar town is $81,641 a year, 4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bolivar town?: Median gross rent is $1,420 a month and the median home value is $253,700, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.
Is Bolivar town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bolivar town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Bolivar town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.