Bowers vs Magnolia

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

Bowers and Magnolia 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 237 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($116,667 vs $76,406 in Bowers). Bowers has the higher median home value ($297,500 vs $208,900 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Bowers	Magnolia
Population	273	237
Median age	63.6 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,406	$116,667
Median home value	$297,500	$208,900
Median gross rent	$1,063	$1,313
Housing units	274	106
Homeownership rate	82.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowers	Magnolia
Population	319 → 273 (-14.4%)	337 → 237 (-29.7%)
Median household income	$45,568 → $76,406 (+67.7%)	$59,107 → $116,667 (+97.4%)
Median home value	$217,000 → $297,500 (+37.1%)	$132,700 → $208,900 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,063 (+9.2%)	$1,071 → $1,313 (+22.6%)

Bowers

Population

319273

Median household income

$45,568$76,406

Median home value

$217,000$297,500

Median gross rent

$973$1,063

Magnolia

Population

337237

Median household income

$59,107$116,667

Median home value

$132,700$208,900

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowers	Magnolia
Under 5	1.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	4.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	5.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	6.2%	4.2%
55 to 64	22.0%	19.8%
65 to 74	24.5%	17.7%
75 and over	20.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowers	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	57.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	30.4%
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%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowers	Magnolia
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	26.9%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowers	Magnolia
Drove alone	73.9%	84.4%
Carpooled	2.3%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	13.3%
Other means	15.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowers	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	72.6%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowers	Magnolia
Poverty rate	6.2%	11.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1976	1938