Bowmore vs Raeford

A side-by-side comparison of Bowmore and Raeford: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowmore and Raeford are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Raeford has the higher population (4,545 vs 50 in Bowmore). Raeford has the higher median home value ($177,900 vs $81,500 in Bowmore). Since 2019, Raeford's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -28.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowmore	Raeford
Population	50	4,545
Median age	34.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,311
Median home value	$81,500	$177,900
Median gross rent	—	$791
Housing units	39	1,912
Homeownership rate	74.4%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowmore	Raeford
Population	70 → 50 (-28.6%)	4,926 → 4,545 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$20,250 → $22,105 (+9.2%)	$36,523 → $43,311 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$105,400 → $81,500 (-22.7%)	$111,500 → $177,900 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $679 (+0.9%)	$753 → $791 (+5.0%)

Bowmore

Population

7050

Median household income

$20,250$22,105

Median home value

$105,400$81,500

Median gross rent

$673$679

Raeford

Population

4,9264,545

Median household income

$36,523$43,311

Median home value

$111,500$177,900

Median gross rent

$753$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowmore	Raeford
Under 5	22.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	36.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.8%
75 and over	42.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowmore	Raeford
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	38.2%
Black or African American	42.0%	41.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.6%
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%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	58.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowmore	Raeford
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	64.1%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowmore	Raeford
Drove alone	100.0%	79.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowmore	Raeford
1-unit, detached	79.5%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Bowmore	Raeford
Poverty rate	20.0%	23.5%
Average household size	1.28	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1969	1976