Bolivar town, WV

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,283 ( 238 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population density: 2962.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,121	87.37%	15.7%
Black:	21	1.64%	55.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.47%	100.0%
2+ races:	70	5.46%	600.0%
Hispanic:	65	5.07%	364.3%

Total non-White:	162	12.63%	113.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	152	17.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	86	10.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,045
969	92.73%
47	4.50%
2	0.19%
3	0.29%
10	0.96%
14	1.34%
76	7.27%

2000
1,061
954	89.92%
38	3.58%
11	1.04%
15	1.41%
19	1.79%
11	1.04%
107	10.08%

1990
1,037
950	91.61%
69	6.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	1.74%
87	8.39%

1980
665
563	84.66%
88	13.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	2.11%
102	15.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

15	1.4
-31	-2.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4	0.4
20	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

387	58.2
-15	-2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Bolivar town, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
257	20.0%
1,026	80.0%
170	13.3%

529
2.43

280	52.9%
219	78.2%
23	8.2%
249	47.1%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
183	17.5%
862	82.5%
168	16.1%

498
2.10

266	53.4%
203	76.3%
24	9.0%
232	46.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
241	22.7%
820	77.3%
159	15.0%

481
2.21

271	56.3%
193	71.2%
40	14.8%
210	43.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
214	20.6%
823	79.4%
167	16.1%

427
2.38

257	60.2%
220	85.6%
13	5.1%
170	39.8%

1980
Number	Percent
36.7
165	24.8%
500	75.2%
105	15.8%

222
2.90

175	78.8%
147	84.0%
3	1.7%
47	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bolivar town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	43	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	2.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	66	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	125	23.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	52	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	46	8.7%
$200,000 or more	32	6.0%

Median Household Income	80,125
Per Capita Income	37,523

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	3.4%
Public Assistance	6	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	664	80.0%
Unemployed	40	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	704	84.8%
Not in Labor Force	126	15.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	285	214	57.1%
Non-Profit	19	11	63.3%
Self-Employed	43	26	62.3%

Local Government	7	65	9.7%
State Government	6	31	16.2%
Federal Government	32	13	71.1%

Total Private + Self	328	240	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	64	120	34.8%
Total	392	360	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	20.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	135	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	96	12.5%
Professional, Technical	235	30.5%
Service Occupations	110	14.3%
All others	195	25.3%

White Collar		60.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	113	14.7%
Retail trade	86	11.2%
Health care and social assistance	82	10.6%
Educational services	64	8.3%
Public administration	64	8.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	61	7.9%
Manufacturing	60	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	50	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	46	6.0%
Other services	39	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	36	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	3.4%
Information	20	2.6%
Finance and insurance	13	1.7%
Wholesale trade	6	0.8%
Utilities	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	52	4.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	1	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	12	0.94%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	6	0.47%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,179	94.9%
Spanish	20	1.6%
Chinese	17	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	1.3%
Other Indo-European	6	0.5%
Arabic	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	220	17.1%
German	213	16.6%
English	150	11.7%
Italian	123	9.6%
American	80	6.2%
European	41	3.2%
Dutch	38	3.0%
Scotch-Irish	38	3.0%
Australian	34	2.7%
Polish	32	2.5%
Lithuanian	23	1.8%
Scottish	23	1.8%
French	18	1.4%
Czechoslovakian	10	0.8%
Scandinavian	9	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,240	96.6%
Not a citizen	43	3.4%

Native	1,238	96.5%
Foreign-born	45	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.0%	39	4.5%	241	27.7%	252	28.9%	183	21.0%	147	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.0%
9-12 Years	39	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	241	27.7%
Some College	252	28.9%
Bach. Degree	183	21.0%
Grad Degree	147	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -6	D +84	D + 18.6%
D +78
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	263	48.5%	Joe Biden (D)	262	48.3%	17	3.1%	542	-20	2	0.07%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	269	55.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	184	37.9%	33	6.8%	486	-13	9	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bolivar town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

262

48.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

263

48.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

542

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Bolivar town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

184

37.9%

Donald Trump (R)

269

55.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.3%

TOTAL

486

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bolivar town, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	54%	Shelley Capito* (R)	290	53.9%	Paula Swearengin (D)	237	44.1%	11 [+]	2.0%	538	-16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 11 (2.0%);
2020	G	53%	Jim Justice* (R)	240	45.6%	Ben Salango (D)	228	43.3%	58 [+]	11.0%	526	-19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Lutz (Mountain) 36 (6.8%); Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 22 (4.2%);
2018	S1	41%	Joe Manchin* (D)	213	54.1%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	169	42.9%	12 [+]	3.0%	394	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 12 (3.0%);
2016	G	50%	Bill Cole (R)	229	48.2%	Jim Justice (D)	180	37.9%	66 [+]	13.9%	475	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 46 (9.7%); David Moran (Libertarian) 18 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	617
Median Value	$238,000

Occupied	529	85.7%
Vacant	88	14.3%

Owned	320	60.5%
Rented	209	39.5%
Median Rent	$1,526

Single-Family Units	492	79.7%
Detached	359	58.2%
Attached	133	21.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	58	9.4%
Mobile Homes	3	0.5%

Bolivar town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bolivar town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Bolivar town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bolivar town, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bolivar town, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bolivar town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bolivar town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bolivar town, WV