Bolivar, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,059 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,059 (17 farm, 1,042 nonfarm))

Bolivar, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 522 (482 occupied: 285 owner occupied, 197 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	25%

Housing density: 1070 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $528 (lower quartile is $386, upper quartile is $753)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $528

Median gross rent in Bolivar, WV in 2007: $640

Housing units in Bolivar with a mortgage: 204 (17 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67

Bolivar,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,031 (it was $95,000 in 2000)

Bolivar:	$147,031
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,908 - $205,204

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $199,999
Here: $199,999
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,250
Here: $184,250
State: $155,391

Mobile homes: $58,333
Here: $58,333
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,061

In family households: 803 (187 male householders, 84 female householders)
197 spouses, 264 children (245 natural, 6 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 10 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 258 (107 male householders (90 living alone)), 103 female householders (78 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 35 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

127 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (15 men, 40 women).

95.9% of residents of Bolivar speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 30 (2.8%)
(53.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bolivar, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 66 6 rooms: 75 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 25

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bolivar, West Virginia:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 23 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 49
1980 to 1989: 144
1970 to 1979: 45
1960 to 1969: 40
1950 to 1959: 28
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 153

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bolivar:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 140 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bolivar:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 78 2 bedrooms: 61 3 bedrooms: 33 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bolivar in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 81 2 vehicles: 125 3 vehicles: 32 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Bolivar in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 98 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bolivar, WV:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 69
$125,000 to $149,999: 71
$150,000 to $174,999: 32
$175,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 to $249,999: 32
$250,000 to $299,999: 10
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bolivar rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bolivar:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 10
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 24
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 5
$1,250 to $1,499: 2
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 1 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 8

Bolivar, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 38.6%
Number of people working at home: 5 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 27
5 to 9 minutes: 47
10 to 14 minutes: 71
15 to 19 minutes: 47
20 to 24 minutes: 27
25 to 29 minutes: 35
30 to 34 minutes: 82
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 62
60 to 89 minutes: 79
90 or more minutes: 35

Bolivar mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 405 (73%)
Carpooled: 106 (19%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 13 (2%)
Taxi: 3 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 14 (3%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 5 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 29
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 33
$40,000 to $44,999: 18
$45,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 62
$60,000 to $74,999: 45
$75,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 143

United States or American: 142

German: 107

English: 71

Irish: 59

Italian: 42

Dutch: 19

Scotch-Irish: 16

Polish: 14

European: 12

Scottish: 8

Arab:: 7

Syrian: 7

French (except Basque): 6

Welsh: 6

Estonian: 3

Macedonian: 3

Eastern European: 2

British: 2

Canadian: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Greek: 2

Swedish: 2

Subsaharan African:: 1

African: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (23%)
Canada (17%)
Guatemala (13%)
Germany (10%)
Other Eastern Europe (10%)
Thailand (10%)
Italy (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 407
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 57
South: 439
West: 27

59% of Bolivar residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 24
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 126
Less than 1 year of college: 14
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30
Associate degree: 9
Bachelor's degree: 56
Master's degree: 26
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 138
Less than 1 year of college: 17
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 35
Master's degree: 31
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 26.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,769
Black householders: $32,098
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $151,590
Asian householders: $58,588
Some other race householders: $97,190
Two or more races householders: $107,947
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $19,428

Bolivar household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bolivar household income for Black householders

Bolivar marital status for males

Bolivar marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,163
Black or African American householders: $138,181
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $123,636
Asian householders: $172,800
Hispanic or Latino householders: $163,636

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 298
One, attached: 120
Two: 18
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 32
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 14
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,673

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bolivar:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (61%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	7.1%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	10.7%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	33.3%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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