Bowman vs Scranton

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

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

Bowman has the higher population (1,523 vs 408 in Scranton). Scranton has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $70,859 in Bowman). Bowman has the higher median home value ($181,300 vs $109,700 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	Scranton
Population	1,523	408
Median age	41.0 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,859	$91,250
Median home value	$181,300	$109,700
Median gross rent	$904	$775
Housing units	890	188
Homeownership rate	78.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	Scranton
Population	1,560 → 1,523 (-2.4%)	365 → 408 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$60,417 → $70,859 (+17.3%)	$69,375 → $91,250 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$157,700 → $181,300 (+15.0%)	$110,700 → $109,700 (-0.9%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $904 (+44.2%)	$908 → $775 (-14.6%)

Bowman

Population

1,5601,523

Median household income

$60,417$70,859

Median home value

$157,700$181,300

Median gross rent

$627$904

Scranton

Population

365408

Median household income

$69,375$91,250

Median home value

$110,700$109,700

Median gross rent

$908$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	Scranton
Under 5	5.5%	12.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	24.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	9.4%	6.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	5.6%
75 and over	12.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	Scranton
No high school diploma	12.5%	9.6%
High school graduate	32.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	Scranton
Drove alone	77.7%	62.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	21.2%
Public transit	1.2%	1.8%
Walked	9.7%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.9%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	Scranton
1-unit, detached	79.7%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	Scranton
Poverty rate	10.4%	13.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	11	19
Median year structure built	1966	1964