Bowie vs McNeal

A side-by-side comparison of Bowie and McNeal: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowie and McNeal are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowie has the higher population (399 vs 228 in McNeal). McNeal has the higher median household income ($74,286 vs $36,250 in Bowie). McNeal has the higher median home value ($112,700 vs $50,000 in Bowie).

Population, income & housing

	Bowie	McNeal
Population	399	228
Median age	52.3 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$74,286
Median home value	$50,000	$112,700
Median gross rent	$623	$531
Housing units	188	161
Homeownership rate	81.9%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowie	McNeal
Population	312 → 399 (+27.9%)	159 → 228 (+43.4%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $36,250 (+6.1%)	$42,159 → $74,286 (+76.2%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $50,000 (-3.3%)	$104,500 → $112,700 (+7.8%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $623 (+18.7%)	$500 → $531 (+6.2%)

Bowie

Population

312399

Median household income

$34,167$36,250

Median home value

$51,700$50,000

Median gross rent

$525$623

McNeal

Population

159228

Median household income

$42,159$74,286

Median home value

$104,500$112,700

Median gross rent

$500$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowie	McNeal
Under 5	3.8%	7.9%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.3%
18 to 24	10.3%	28.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	4.8%
35 to 44	8.0%	0.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	20.1%	9.2%
75 and over	10.8%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowie	McNeal
White (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	71.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	84.2%	27.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowie	McNeal
No high school diploma	52.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowie	McNeal
Drove alone	74.0%	60.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	15.4%	6.2%
Other means	5.8%	9.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowie	McNeal
1-unit, detached	73.9%	39.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	60.9%

Poverty & households

	Bowie	McNeal
Poverty rate	42.9%	20.2%
Average household size	2.77	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1959	1994