Bowersville vs Wright-Patterson AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Bowersville and Wright-Patterson AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowersville and Wright-Patterson AFB are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wright-Patterson AFB has the higher population (1,560 vs 237 in Bowersville). Wright-Patterson AFB has the higher median household income ($79,205 vs $54,432 in Bowersville). Since 2019, Bowersville's population has grown faster (-32.3% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
Population	237	1,560
Median age	39.5 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,432	$79,205
Median home value	$114,600	—
Median gross rent	$967	$1,434
Housing units	101	448
Homeownership rate	64.0%	1.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
Population	350 → 237 (-32.3%)	2,387 → 1,560 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $54,432 (+32.0%)	$70,183 → $79,205 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $114,600 (+40.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$821 → $967 (+17.8%)	$1,321 → $1,434 (+8.6%)

Bowersville

Population

350237

Median household income

$41,250$54,432

Median home value

$81,800$114,600

Median gross rent

$821$967

Wright-Patterson AFB

Population

2,3871,560

Median household income

$70,183$79,205

Median gross rent

$1,321$1,434

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
Under 5	3.8%	10.8%
5 to 17	22.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	26.9%
25 to 34	3.4%	28.2%
35 to 44	23.6%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	3.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	0.0%
75 and over	3.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	70.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
No high school diploma	6.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.4%	7.5%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
Drove alone	76.2%	66.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	9.1%
Walked	12.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	8.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
1-unit, detached	95.0%	43.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	41.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowersville	Wright-Patterson AFB
Poverty rate	1.7%	6.8%
Average household size	2.66	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	29	12
Median year structure built	1945	1974