Bowie, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

5,770

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

1.18% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16.7%

0.629% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$57,488

0.33% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$174,300

4.44% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Bowie, TX is home to a population of 5.77k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.56% of Bowie, TX residents were born outside of the country (148 people).

In 2024, there were 16.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.93k people) in Bowie, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 293 White (Hispanic) and 234 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Bowie, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bowie, TX was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bowie, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bowie, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.93k ± 269
White (Hispanic)
293 ± 148
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
234 ± 204

10.7%

Hispanic Population

615 people

10.7% of the people in Bowie, TX are hispanic (615 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bowie, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

2.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

148 people

1.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

As of 2024, 2.56% of Bowie, TX residents (148 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bowie, TX was 1.99%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bowie, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
98 ± 88
Gulf War (2001-)
76 ± 63
Vietnam
45 ± 45

Bowie, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bowie, TX.

Economy

The economy of Bowie, TX employs 2.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bowie, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (313 people), Retail Trade (312 people), and Educational Services (198 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($82,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,250), and Retail Trade ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

2.17k

2024 Value

± 355

6.22%

1 Year growth

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bowie, TX grew at a rate of 6.22%, from 2.04k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bowie, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (311 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (199 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (172 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bowie, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.17k

2024 Value

± 355

6.22%

1 Year growth

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bowie, TX grew at a rate of 6.22%, from 2.04k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bowie, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (313 people), Retail Trade (312 people), and Educational Services (198 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bowie, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bowie, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,610

Median earning men ± $3,827

$37,753

Median earning women ± $12,538

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,250), Manufacturing ($79,432), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($42,926), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,852), and Information ($37,768).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bowie, TX was $174,300 in 2024, which is 0.524 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $182,400 to $174,300, a 4.44% decrease. The homeownership rate in Bowie, TX is 68.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bowie, TX have an average commute time of 34.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bowie, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$174,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,541

$1,625

Median Property Taxes

±$303

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2024

57.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.7% of the housing units in Bowie, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bowie, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,488

Median Household Income

± $6,909

2.37k

Number of Households

± 386

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.37k households in Bowie, TX grew to $57,488 from the previous year's value of $57,299.

The following chart displays the households in Bowie, TX 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bowie, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (5.21%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Bowie, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (5.21%).

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.

Commute Time

34.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bowie, TX have a longer commute time (34.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.94% of the workforce in Bowie, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bowie, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bowie, TX (939 out of 5.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bowie, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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