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Bolivar Peninsula is a Census CDP of 2,951 people across 42.48 square miles of land, in Galveston County. Median household income is $75,547, 95.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bolivar Peninsula
What Bolivar Peninsula is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area42.48 sq mi
- Water area5.67 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land69
- County holding the largest share of its areaGalveston 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.
Bolivar Peninsula
How many people live in Bolivar Peninsula
- Population2,951
- Median age62.5
- Population under 18231 plus or minus 239
- Share under 187.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over1,127 plus or minus 342
- Share 65 and over38.2 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Households1,643
- Family households933 plus or minus 262
- Share of households that are families56.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bolivar Peninsula
Income and work in Bolivar Peninsula
- Median household income$75,547 plus or minus $35,982
- Per capita income$42,354
- Civilian labor force943 plus or minus 277
- Employed943 plus or minus 277
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,684
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bolivar Peninsula
- Housing units3,382
- Occupied units1,643
- Vacant units1,739
- Vacancy rate51.4 percent
- Owner occupied1,567 plus or minus 316
- Renter occupied76 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate95.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$315,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,648 plus or minus $1,590
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.2 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Single family units3,130
- Share single family92.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more85 plus or minus 97
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes98 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bolivar Peninsula gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute902 plus or minus 281
- Commuting under 15 minutes300 plus or minus 160
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.3 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more483 plus or minus 220
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.5 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Drove alone81.2 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galveston County, not Bolivar Peninsula
Galveston County context, not Bolivar Peninsula figures
- Establishments in Galveston County6,597
- Covered employment, Galveston County122,734
- Average annual pay, Galveston County$62,650
- Housing units permitted, Galveston County3,148
Every figure in this section is published for Galveston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bolivar Peninsula.
All Galveston County figures →
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
Bolivar Peninsula questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas?
2,951, in 1,643 households. Bolivar Peninsula CDP covers 42.48 square miles of land, which is 69 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bolivar Peninsula in?
Galveston 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 Bolivar Peninsula?
$75,547. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,500. Median gross rent is $1,648 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Bolivar Peninsula figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Galveston 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 Bolivar Peninsula.
Is zoning published for Bolivar Peninsula?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.