General
Climate
- Temperature (normal daily average): January 40°F, July 80°F
- Annual Average Rainfall: 45 inches
- Average Snowfall: 15.7 inches
- Elevation: 1092′ MSL (mean sea level)
Average Wage
- Polk County Hourly: $15.42 (2019)
- Polk County Annually: $32,083 (2019)
Source: MO Economic Research and Information Center
Cost of Living Index: 88.3% (1st quarter, 2020)
Cost of Housing in Polk County (2016)
- Average Value of Housing: $117,700
- Average Gross Monthly Rent: $664
Source: US Census
Bolivar New Housing Starts (2017)
- Single Dwellings: 23
- Duplexes: 3
- Multi-unit Apartments: 0
- Total New Housing: 26
Building Permits in Bolivar (2017)
- Commercial-New/Renovation: 24
- Residential-New/Renovation: 41
- Total Cost of Commercial Permits: $7,607,078
- Total Cost of Residential Permits: $3,687,085
Quality of Living
Hotels/Lodging
- Number of Motels: 3
- Total Number of Rooms: 240
Banquets/Meeting Facilities
- Number of Conference Centers: 2
- Capacity of Largest Conference Center: 300
- Facilities Available for Meetings: 6
- For additional information contact Bolivar Chamber of Commerce at 417-326-4118
Health Facilities
- 911 Emergency Services
- Citizens Memorial Hospital – accredited 76 bed acute care facility
- Family Clinics
- Assisted Living Facility
- Nursing Home
- Senior Housing
- Sports Medicine Center
- Cardiac Care
- Oncology Services
- Hospice
- Home Health Care
- Dentists
- Optometrists
- Surgical Eye Care
- Physicians
- Women’s Center
- Counseling Services
Financial Institutions
- Number of Banks: 6
- Combined Assets: $800+ million
Religious Institutions
- Protestant: 22
- Catholic: 1
- Other: 1
Labor: 2017 Annual Averages
Workforce
- Civilian Labor Force: 14,213
- Employment: 13,717
- Manufacturing Employment: 415
- Weekly Average Wage: $575
- Non-manufacturing Employment: 5,518
- Weekly Average Wage: $570
Unemployment
- Number Unemployed: 496
- Unemployment Rate: 3.5%
Source: MO Economic Research and Information Center
Agriculture
University of MO Outreach and Extension Office: 417-326-4916
Polk County
- 1st in Hay Production with 90,970 acres
- 2nd in Forage Production with 91,702 acres
- 9th in Horses and Ponies with 2,736 head
- 1st in Cattle and Calves with 109,365 head
- 9th in Turkeys with 353,954 head
- Total value of agricultural products sold: $80,433,000
- Total value of livestock, poultry, and their products: $74,379,000
Economic Development
City of Bolivar and Polk County
- Contact: Gail Noggle, Director of Economic Development
- 417-328-5811
Bolivar Industrial Development Authority
- Contact: Gail Noggle, Executive Director
- 417-328-5811
Chamber of Commerce
- Contact: Linda Bunch, Executive Director
- 417-326-4118
Communications
- Windstream Communications – 100% digital facilities, provides phone, cable, internet, and satellite services
- Bolivar Herald-Free Press – twice weekly publications
- Local Life – free monthly publication printed locally
- KYOO AM 1200/FM 99.1 broadcasts from Bolivar
- Television viewers receive five off-air channels; 282 channels available by cable TV and satellite
- Internet Service: 1 local company, Microcore; 1 regional provider, Windstream
- Post Office classification: 1st Class, Level 20