Bowman vs Elberton

A side-by-side comparison of Bowman and Elberton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowman and Elberton are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elberton has the higher population (4,691 vs 891 in Bowman). Elberton has the higher median household income ($41,454 vs $35,000 in Bowman). Bowman has the higher median home value ($100,900 vs $97,500 in Elberton).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	Elberton
Population	891	4,691
Median age	49.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$41,454
Median home value	$100,900	$97,500
Median gross rent	$674	$846
Housing units	461	2,223
Homeownership rate	66.7%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	Elberton
Population	866 → 891 (+2.9%)	4,343 → 4,691 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$23,355 → $35,000 (+49.9%)	$33,895 → $41,454 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $100,900 (+23.7%)	$85,000 → $97,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $674 (+7.3%)	$682 → $846 (+24.0%)

Bowman

Population

866891

Median household income

$23,355$35,000

Median home value

$81,600$100,900

Median gross rent

$628$674

Elberton

Population

4,3434,691

Median household income

$33,895$41,454

Median home value

$85,000$97,500

Median gross rent

$682$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	Elberton
Under 5	10.3%	14.2%
5 to 17	8.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	2.6%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	6.3%
55 to 64	22.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	13.7%
75 and over	9.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	Elberton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	40.0%
Black or African American	18.1%	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	Elberton
No high school diploma	20.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	Elberton
Drove alone	84.2%	87.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	Elberton
1-unit, detached	54.0%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	4.8%
20 or more units	13.7%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	Elberton
Poverty rate	34.8%	35.0%
Average household size	2.12	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1982	1959