Demographics of Bolivar city, Missouri

Bolivar city, Missouri had 11,994 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,191 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bolivar city, in four figures

11,994
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,170 ±39.; +11.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,191 people.; 34.1 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,622 ±$8,747
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bolivar city, Missouri's population grew 11.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bolivar city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bolivar city, Missouri's population grew 11.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bolivar city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,803	100.0	100.0
2021	10,971	101.6	100.2
2022	11,211	103.8	100.7
2023	11,392	105.5	101.6
2024	11,593	107.3	102.5
2025	11,994	111.0	103.1

Population of Bolivar city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,803	—
2021	10,971	+168
2022	11,211	+240
2023	11,392	+181
2024	11,593	+201
2025	11,994	+401

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±2.9: for men 31.6 ±6.7 and for women 35.9 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bolivar city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	713 ±173	6.4% ±1.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,612 ±280	14.4% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,112 ±316	18.9% ±2.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,471 ±319	22.1% ±2.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,979 ±292	17.7% ±2.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,283 ±343	20.4% ±3.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,622 ±$8,747, and income per person $29,785 ±$3,168, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bolivar city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,136 ±292	25.4% ±6.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,118 ±283	25.0% ±6.2	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	709 ±231	15.8% ±5.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	440 ±138	9.8% ±3.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	672 ±181	15.0% ±4.0	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	234 ±105	5.2% ±2.3	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36 to 296	0.8% to 6.6%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bolivar city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,911 ±510	18.8% ±5.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	549 ±210	23.9% ±8.3	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,055 ±291	20.4% ±5.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	144 to 470	5.6% to 17.1%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bolivar city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bolivar city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	5,085 ±288	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±6.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±4.5	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.0% ±4.8	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.0% ±5.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$201,600 ±$15,211	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$812 ±$92	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bolivar city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	406 ±173	3.6% ±1.5	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,211 ±264	91.4% ±2.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29 to 165	0.3% to 1.5%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 37	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	183 to 549	1.6% to 4.9%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bolivar city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	7,091 ±429	63.5% ±3.8	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,798 ±429	34.0% ±3.8	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 148	< 0.1% to 1.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	207 ±99	1.9% ±0.9	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	40 to 172	0.4% to 1.5%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	29 to 173	0.3% to 1.5%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bolivar city among the places of Missouri

79th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Bolivar city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West Plains city	12,441 ±71
Crestwood city	12,295 ±43
Town and Country city	11,607 ±33
Mexico city	11,477 ±22
Bridgeton city	11,369 ±40
Bolivar city	11,170 ±39
Kearney city	10,885 ±26
Smithville city	10,705 ±25
Bellefontaine Neighbors city	10,498 ±26
Excelsior Springs city	10,484 ±52
Maryville city	10,428 ±38

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 22 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 49 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 54 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 61 Places in Missouri by median home value
No. 65 Places in Missouri by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026