About Bolton

Bolton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,057 people and just one neighborhood, Bolton is the 307th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bolton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 54.5% of the Bolton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Bolton is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bolton who work in healthcare support services (8.05%), sales jobs (7.15%), and office and administrative support jobs (7.02%).

In Bolton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Bolton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Bolton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.84% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Bolton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bolton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bolton ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bolton in 2000 was $17,090, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,360 for a family of four.

Bolton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bolton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bolton is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bolton include African, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Bolton is English.