Bowie, MD

Census Place

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2020 Population
58,158
0.552% 1-year decline
US Senator
Ben Cardin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
2020 Median Age
42.7
0% 1-year change
2020 Poverty Rate
2.92%
7.9% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$116,796
3.05% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$350,000
3.52% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Bowie, MD had a population of 58.2k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $116,796. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Bowie, MD declined from 58,481 to 58,158, a −0.552% decrease and its median household income grew from $113,338 to $116,796, a 3.05% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bowie, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (54.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (29.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.79%), and White (Hispanic) (2.85%).

None of the households in Bowie, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.7% of the residents in Bowie, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Bowie, MD was $350,000, and the homeownership rate was 85%.

Most people in Bowie, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Bowie, MD was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Bowie, MD is home to a population of 58.2k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2020, 13.9% of Bowie, MD residents were born outside of the country (8.1k people).

In 2020, there were 1.89 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.9k people) in Bowie, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.5k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.7%
2020 Citizenship
94.8%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 95.7% of Bowie, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Bowie, MD was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bowie, MD
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    31.9k ± 1.12k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.9k ± 951
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    2.5k ± 561
7.46%
Hispanic Population
4.34k people

In 2020, there were 1.89 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.9k people) in Bowie, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.5k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.46% of the people in Bowie, MD are hispanic (4.34k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bowie, MD as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.9%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
8.1k people
14.9%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
8.73k people

As of 2020, 13.9% of Bowie, MD residents (8.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bowie, MD was 14.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,277 ± 286
  2. Vietnam
    1,242 ± 273
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    768 ± 183

Bowie, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Bowie, MD employs 32.7k people. The largest industries in Bowie, MD are Public Administration (5,620 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,059 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,711 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($106,439), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,985), and Finance & Insurance ($84,415).

Occupations

32.7k
2020 Value
± 1,351
2.13%
1 Year growth
± 5.27%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Bowie, MD grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 32k employees to 32.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bowie, MD, are Management Occupations (4,336 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,088 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,523 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bowie, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

32.7k
2020 Value
± 1,351
2.13%
1 Year growth
± 5.27%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Bowie, MD grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 32k employees to 32.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bowie, MD, are Public Administration (5,620 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,059 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,711 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bowie, MD, though some of these residents may live in Bowie, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,126
Median earning men ± $4,801
$65,277
Median earning women ± $3,580

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($103,952), Information ($100,302), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,983).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($108,837), Manufacturing ($80,259), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,839).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $28.8B
  2. $23.9B
  3. $20B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $28.8B, followed by Mixed freight ($23.9B) and Electronics ($20B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maryland products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$216B
2020 Value in Maryland
$445B
Projected 2050 Value in Maryland
106% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maryland trade was $216B. This is expected to increase 106% to $445B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maryland trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $23.2B
  2. $18.3B
  3. $9.44B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Virginia with $23.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $18.3B and New York and $9.44B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maryland shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.892% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Bachelors Degree (982k), and Some college (980k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Bowie, MD was $350,000 in 2020, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $338,100 to $350,000, a 3.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Bowie, MD is 85%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Bowie, MD have an average commute time of 36.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bowie, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bowie, MD is $116,796. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Bowie, MD was Census Tract 8005.18 with a value of $215,965, followed by Census Tract 8005.14 and Census Tract 8005.17, with respective values of $174,450 and $168,224.

Property

$350,000
Median Property Value 2020
±$4,025
$17,697
Median Property Taxes
±$800

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bowie, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bowie, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

85%
Homeownership
2020
70.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 85% of the housing units in Bowie, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 8005.18
  2. Census Tract 8005.14
  3. Census Tract 8005.17

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bowie, MD was Census Tract 8005.18 with a value of $215,965, followed by Census Tract 8005.14 and Census Tract 8005.17, with respective values of $174,450 and $168,224.

The following map shows all of the places in Bowie, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$116,796
Median Household Income
± $4,859
20.8k
Number of Households
± 1,091

In 2020, the median household income of the 20.8k households in Bowie, MD grew to $116,796 from the previous year's value of $113,338.

The following chart displays the households in Bowie, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bowie, MD is from Maryland.
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.461
2019 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2020, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.855% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (69.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.2%)
  3. Public Transit (8.23%)

In 2020, 69.8% of workers in Bowie, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bowie, MD have a longer commute time (36.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 4.31% of the workforce in Bowie, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bowie, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bowie, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

2.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bowie, MD (1.68k out of 57.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bowie, MD is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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96.3% of the population of Bowie, MD has health coverage, with 62.4% on employee plans, 8.05% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 2% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Maryland was $8,602 in 2014. This is a 4.27% increase from the previous year ($8,250).

Primary care physicians in Prince George's County, MD see 1887 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.34% increase from the previous year (1826 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1568 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 551 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,887 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Prince George's County, MD

Primary care physicians in Prince George's County, MD see an average of 1,887 patients per year. This represents a 3.34% increase from the previous year (1,826 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Prince George's County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 44.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.69%
Uninsured
62.4%
Employer Coverage
8.05%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
2%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bowie, MD declined by 0.512% from 3.71% to 3.69%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bowie, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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