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SheetTX-BOLIVAR-PENINSULA-TX · Bolivar Peninsula, TX 2,995 pop · income 52nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bolivar Peninsula
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bolivar Peninsula on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Marion · lowest
38,221
Marion · lowest
38,221 median HH income
32.6% of the leader · rank #1
Valders · near
71,964
Valders · near
71,964 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #2
Memphis · near
71,967
Memphis · near
71,967 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #3
Bolivar Penin… · this city
71,970
Bolivar Penin… · this city
71,970 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #4
Courtland · near
71,972
Courtland · near
71,972 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #5
Browns Mills · near
71,975
Browns Mills · near
71,975 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #6
Oak Ridge Nor… · highest
117,188
Oak Ridge Nor… · highest
117,188 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bolivar Peninsula on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,995.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Bolivar Peninsula lands in the 52nd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
52nd
percentile, household income
67th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Bolivar Peninsula, TX
Bolivar Peninsula is a small town in Texas, home to 2,995 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Bolivar Peninsula brings in $71,970 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.5%. Bolivar Peninsula's housing stock carries a median value of $316,400, and the median resident age is 62.6 years. About 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 38.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,149 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bolivar Peninsula's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to housing and income to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bolivar Peninsula, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Bolivar Peninsula?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 75.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
How far does income reach against housing in Bolivar Peninsula?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Which cities make useful reference points for Bolivar Peninsula?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Agua Dulce (2,995 residents, $47,485 income); Mauriceville (2,981 residents, $69,306 income); Olney (3,011 residents, $39,231 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Marion, AL (2,994 residents); Villa Ridge, MO (2,994 residents); Kalama, WA (2,996 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Above median income · poverty 6.5% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
D
City profile score · Bolivar Peninsula, TX
46/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate C
6.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C-
$71,970
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
13.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Bolivar Peninsula profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 56/100 (C) · 6.5%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 51/100 (C-) · $71,970
Bachelor's+ share: 15/100 (F) · 13.2%
How does Bolivar Peninsula compare to other US cities?
Where Bolivar Peninsula sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income52% higher than other cities
Home value67% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bolivar Peninsula against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Bolivar Peninsula near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bolivar Peninsula ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bolivar Peninsula only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#555 of 1,520
63rd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#235 of 1,505
84th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#985 of 1,663
40th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,073 of 1,663
35th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
52nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Bolivar Peninsula's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$316,40033rd percentilemore affordable than 33% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,761 of 15,516
More affordable than 24% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,036 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.4×, Bolivar Peninsula sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,761 of 15,516 and #9,036 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$71,970Bolivar Peninsula, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bolivar Peninsula, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)38.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,995
Median Income
$71,970
Median Home Value
$316,400
Median Age
62.6
Poverty Rate
6.5%
Labor force participation
38.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.2%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
75.4%
Carpool
11.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.1%
Work from Home
8.4%
Other
5.0%
Based on 1,058 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bolivar Peninsula. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bolivar Peninsula is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bolivar Peninsula sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bolivar Peninsula compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.