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Bolton, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Bolton is a Census town of 504 people across 3.19 square miles of land, in Columbus County. Median household income is $48,450, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bolton
What Bolton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.19 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land158 plus or minus 75
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbus County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bolton
How many people live in Bolton
- Population504 plus or minus 241
- Median age38.3 plus or minus 25.3
- Population under 18110 plus or minus 71
- Share under 1821.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over65 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent
- Households165 plus or minus 59
- Family households117 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent plus or minus 22.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bolton
Income and work in Bolton
- Median household income$48,450 plus or minus $15,420
- Per capita income$18,728 plus or minus $5,878
- Civilian labor force206 plus or minus 94
- Employed148 plus or minus 78
- Unemployed58 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate28.2 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Adults 25 and over273 plus or minus 110
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent plus or minus 51.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bolton
Housing in Bolton
- Housing units207 plus or minus 64
- Occupied units165 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Owner occupied135 plus or minus 54
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$146,700 plus or minus $36,150
- Single family units165 plus or minus 62
- Share single family79.7 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bolton
How Bolton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute142 plus or minus 81
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.9 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more72.5 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Drove alone55.4 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Carpooled40.5 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bolton
Flood risk in Bolton
- NFIP communityTown of Bolton
- NFIP community number370274
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/07
The Town of Bolton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370274 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Columbus County, not Bolton
Columbus County context, not Bolton figures
- Establishments in Columbus County997
- Covered employment, Columbus County14,466
- Average annual pay, Columbus County$47,896
- Housing units permitted, Columbus County55
Every figure in this section is published for Columbus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bolton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bolton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bolton, North Carolina?
504, in 165 households. Bolton town covers 3.19 square miles of land, which is 158 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bolton in?
Columbus County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bolton?
$48,450. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $146,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bolton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bolton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bolton, town of, community 370274, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bolton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbus County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bolton.
Is zoning published for Bolton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.