Bowers vs Little Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Bowers and Little Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowers and Little Creek are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowers has the higher population (273 vs 231 in Little Creek). Bowers has the higher median household income ($76,406 vs $70,179 in Little Creek). Bowers has the higher median home value ($297,500 vs $178,600 in Little Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Bowers	Little Creek
Population	273	231
Median age	63.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,406	$70,179
Median home value	$297,500	$178,600
Median gross rent	$1,063	$1,108
Housing units	274	103
Homeownership rate	82.9%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowers	Little Creek
Population	319 → 273 (-14.4%)	239 → 231 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$45,568 → $76,406 (+67.7%)	$38,056 → $70,179 (+84.4%)
Median home value	$217,000 → $297,500 (+37.1%)	$133,000 → $178,600 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,063 (+9.2%)	$1,113 → $1,108 (-0.4%)

Bowers

Population

319273

Median household income

$45,568$76,406

Median home value

$217,000$297,500

Median gross rent

$973$1,063

Little Creek

Population

239231

Median household income

$38,056$70,179

Median home value

$133,000$178,600

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowers	Little Creek
Under 5	1.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	4.8%	25.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.5%
35 to 44	5.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	6.2%	9.5%
55 to 64	22.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	24.5%	14.7%
75 and over	20.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowers	Little Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowers	Little Creek
No high school diploma	6.3%	15.1%
High school graduate	26.9%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowers	Little Creek
Drove alone	73.9%	81.6%
Carpooled	2.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.2%
Other means	15.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowers	Little Creek
1-unit, detached	72.6%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Bowers	Little Creek
Poverty rate	6.2%	27.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1976	1955