Bolivar County Information
Bolivar in
Mississippi occupies
906 square miles and has a 2006 population of
38,352, a change from a 2000 population of
40,633 and
41,875 in 1990.
20.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12% percent is 25-35, and
12.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
39 acts of violent crime reported in
Bolivar in 2004, a change from
19 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,347 people:
8.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
7.5%.
Read more about
Bolivar, Mississippi in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bolivar | |
| State | Mississippi | |
| Land Area | 906 sq. miles | Ranked 938 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 38,352 | Ranked 1,199 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 38,342 | |
| Population 2000 | 40,633 | Ranked 1,096 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 41,875 | Ranked 958 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 33.5% | |
| African American | 65.7% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 20.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 39 | 19 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | 18 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 16 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 884 | 290 |
| Burglaries | 230 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 630 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 24 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 15,817 | 16,267 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,347 | 1,219 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.5% | 7.5% |
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