Bowmans Addition vs Lonaconing

A side-by-side comparison of Bowmans Addition and Lonaconing: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowmans Addition and Lonaconing are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowmans Addition has the higher population (1,149 vs 1,093 in Lonaconing). Bowmans Addition has the higher median household income ($80,489 vs $43,947 in Lonaconing). Bowmans Addition has the higher median home value ($177,500 vs $77,600 in Lonaconing).

Population, income & housing

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
Population	1,149	1,093
Median age	32.7 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,489	$43,947
Median home value	$177,500	$77,600
Median gross rent	$1,290	$739
Housing units	423	480
Homeownership rate	81.1%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
Population	571 → 1,149 (+101.2%)	1,278 → 1,093 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$32,457 → $80,489 (+148.0%)	$42,500 → $43,947 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$106,500 → $177,500 (+66.7%)	$68,400 → $77,600 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $1,290 (+41.6%)	$544 → $739 (+35.8%)

Bowmans Addition

Population

5711,149

Median household income

$32,457$80,489

Median home value

$106,500$177,500

Median gross rent

$911$1,290

Lonaconing

Population

1,2781,093

Median household income

$42,500$43,947

Median home value

$68,400$77,600

Median gross rent

$544$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
Under 5	9.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	26.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.8%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	18.5%
55 to 64	17.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	8.1%
75 and over	3.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
No high school diploma	12.1%	10.5%
High school graduate	48.4%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
Drove alone	88.7%	69.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	19.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
1-unit, detached	86.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Bowmans Addition	Lonaconing
Poverty rate	29.9%	26.8%
Average household size	2.93	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1979	1938