Bowdon vs Sykeston

A side-by-side comparison of Bowdon and Sykeston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bowdon has the higher population (167 vs 96 in Sykeston). Since 2019, Bowdon's population has grown faster (+20.1% vs +1.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowdon	Sykeston
Population	167	96
Median age	48.1 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,125
Median home value	—	$53,800
Housing units	115	72
Homeownership rate	87.2%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowdon	Sykeston
Population	139 → 167 (+20.1%)	95 → 96 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $43,000 (-3.1%)	$79,375 → $43,125 (-45.7%)
Median home value	$52,400 → $38,800 (-26.0%)	$62,000 → $53,800 (-13.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$419 → $388 (-7.4%)

Bowdon

Population

139167

Median household income

$44,375$43,000

Median home value

$52,400$38,800

Sykeston

Population

9596

Median household income

$79,375$43,125

Median home value

$62,000$53,800

Median gross rent

$419$388

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowdon	Sykeston
Under 5	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	0.6%	17.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.4%	6.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	16.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	17.7%
65 to 74	14.4%	16.7%
75 and over	15.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowdon	Sykeston
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowdon	Sykeston
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	30.6%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowdon	Sykeston
Drove alone	59.7%	65.1%
Carpooled	34.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	20.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowdon	Sykeston
1-unit, detached	83.5%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Bowdon	Sykeston
Poverty rate	36.5%	6.3%
Average household size	1.94	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	32	15
Median year structure built	1954	1963