Local, County, and City Statistics
City of Bowie, Maryland
Population (2007 est.): 54,003
Size: 16 square miles
Bowie is a vibrant city that boasts a healthy economy and friendly lifestyle. A diversity of housing styles are available in every price range. Recreational opportunities abound, including the Bowie Baysox, the AAA baseball league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
Significant commercial and retail activity occur in this city, which is ideally positioned in the Greater Washington region.
Bowie has over 920 businesses and is the home of the Institute for Defense Analysis and is the future home of the U.S. Census Bureau Supercomputing Facility. The University of Maryland Science and Technology Center offers prime sites for high technology, research, telecommunications and biotechnology firms. And Bowie New Town Center offers over 90 acres of commercial and 20 acres of office zoned land.
For more information, visit the City of Bowie website.
| Population Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population |
Households |
| 1980 (1) | 34,427 |
9,684 |
| 1990 (1) | 37,589 |
12,891 |
| 2000 (1) | 50,269 |
18,188 |
| 2010 (2) | N/A |
N/A |
| 2020 (2) | N/A |
N/A |
| 2030 (2) | N/A |
N/A |
| Source: 1 - U.S. Census Bureau; 2 - MWCOG Round 7.0 Cooperative Forecast | ||
| Age Distribution 2007 | ||
| Description | Estimate |
Percent |
| Age 0 - 4 | 4,303 |
7.97% |
| Age 5 - 9 | 4,087 |
7.57% |
| Age 10 - 14 | 4,184 |
7.75% |
| Age 15 - 17 | 2,587 |
4.79% |
| Age 18 - 20 | 1,821 |
3.37% |
| Age 21 - 24 | 2,428 |
4.50% |
| Age 25 - 34 | 5,567 |
10.31% |
| Age 35 - 44 | 9,363 |
17.34% |
| Age 45 - 49 | 4,743 |
8.78% |
| Age 50 - 54 | 3,758 |
6.96% |
| Age 55 - 59 | 3,159 |
5.85% |
| Age 60 - 64 | 2,650 |
4.91% |
| Age 65 - 74 | 3,179 |
5.89% |
| Age 75 - 84 | 1,588 |
2.94% |
| Age 85 and over | 586 |
1.09% |
| Source: Claritas, 2007. | ||
| Population by Race and Ethnicity 2007 | ||
| Race/Ethnic Origin | Estimate |
Percent |
| Not Hispanic or Latino: | 51,081 |
|
| White Alone | 25,251 |
49.43% |
| Black or African American Alone | 22,539 |
44.12% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 132 |
0.26% |
| Asian Alone | 1,739 |
3.40% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone | 34 |
0.07% |
| Some Other Race Alone | 137 |
0.27% |
| Two or More Races | 1,249 |
2.45% |
| Hispanic or Latino: | 2,922 |
|
| White Alone | 1,382 |
47.30% |
| Black or African American Alone | 428 |
14.65% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 16 |
0.55% |
| Asian Alone | 28 |
0.96% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone | 5 |
0.17% |
| Some Other Race Alone | 751 |
25.70% |
| Two or More Races | 312 |
10.68% |
| Source: Claritas, 2007. | ||
| Income 2007 | ||
Estimate |
||
| Aggregate Household Income (billions) | $2.0 |
|
| Average Household Income | $102,567 |
|
| Median Household Income | $91,973 |
|
| Per Capita | $37,622 |
|
| Source: Claritas, 2007. | ||
| Colleges and Universities | ||
Enrollment |
||
| Bowie State University | 5,319 |
|
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics | ||
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