Bowie, Maryland Neighborhood Info

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Bowie, Maryland QuickFacts

	Bowie, Maryland	United States
Total population	50,269	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	bowie

Bowie, Maryland Population

	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
Male	24,014	47.77%	49.06%
Female	26,255	52.23%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.3		35.3

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	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	36,739	73.08%	74.31%
21 years and over	35,419	70.46%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,961	11.86%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,706	9.36%	12.43%

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	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
White	31,492	62.65%	75.14%
Black or African American	15,500	30.83%	12.32%
Asian	1,482	2.95%	3.64%
Some other race	637	1.27%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,158	2.3%	2.43%

Bowie, Maryland Housing

	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
Total households	18,188		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,567	74.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,621	25.41%	31.94%

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	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	18,622		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	530	2.85%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	18,188	97.67%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	15,455	82.99%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,733	14.68%	30.77%

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	Bowie, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	41	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	212	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,658	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,675	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,641	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	473	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	7	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	158,100	119,600

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	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,920	16.05%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,425	29.83%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,778	20.77%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,631	14.47%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,634	8.98%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,714	9.42%	9.65%

Bowie, Maryland Education

	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,479		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,206	8.33%	6.47%
Kindergarten	825	5.7%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,079	41.98%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,674	18.47%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,695	25.52%	22.81%

Bowie, Maryland Economy

	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	38,053		217,168,077
In labor force	28,338	74.47%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	27,855	73.2%	63.39%
- - Employed	27,218	71.53%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	637	1.67%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	483	1.27%	0.53%
Not in labor force	9,715	25.53%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	20,472	53.8%	51.66%
In labor force	14,245	37.43%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,091	37.03%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,785	36.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,279	11.24%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,950		12,787,501

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	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	18,155		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	265	1.46%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	134	0.74%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	587	3.23%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,116	6.15%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,012	11.08%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,550	25.06%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,282	23.59%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,750	20.66%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,086	5.98%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	373	2.05%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	76,778		41,994

	Bowie, Maryland	%, Bowie, Maryland	United States
With earnings	16,409	43.12%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	79,421		56,604
With Social Security income	3,135	8.24%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,253		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	182	0.48%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,010		6,320
With public assistance income	112	0.29%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,676		3,032
With retirement income	4,064	10.68%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	28,580		17,376

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