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Moving to Bolivar, Pennsylvania

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Population: 501. Estimated population in July 2024: 480 (-4.2% change)
Males: 241 (48.1%), Females: 260 (51.9%)

Westmoreland County

Zip code: 15923

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.2 years
Median household income: $30,268
Median house value: $52,900

Population by Race

Races in Bolivar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)

Ancestries: German (30.1%), Irish (11.2%), Italian (10.2%), United States (4.8%), Scottish (3.2%), Czech (2.8%).

Elevation: 1040 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bolivar

  • High school or higher: 81.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 19.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bolivar borough

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-7.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bolivar:

  • TORRANCE STATE HOSP (about 6 miles; TORRANCE, PA)
  • INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; INDIANA, PA)
  • CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bolivar:

  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 20 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 23 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 54 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bolivar:

  • INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 16 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)
  • EBENSBURG (about 27 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
  • SOMERSET COUNTY (about 27 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)

Amtrak stations near Bolivar:

  • 17 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 17 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bolivar:

  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 22 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 53 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 57 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)

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