Bowerston vs Scio

A side-by-side comparison of Bowerston and Scio: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowerston and Scio are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scio has the higher population (573 vs 446 in Bowerston). Scio has the higher median home value ($87,300 vs $71,300 in Bowerston). Since 2019, Bowerston's population has grown faster (-2.2% vs -21.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowerston	Scio
Population	446	573
Median age	40.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,167
Median home value	$71,300	$87,300
Median gross rent	$542	$510
Housing units	207	282
Homeownership rate	68.7%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowerston	Scio
Population	456 → 446 (-2.2%)	730 → 573 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $29,167 (+11.1%)	$41,012 → $39,167 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$62,100 → $71,300 (+14.8%)	$80,200 → $87,300 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $542 (+41.5%)	$675 → $510 (-24.4%)

Bowerston

Population

456446

Median household income

$26,250$29,167

Median home value

$62,100$71,300

Median gross rent

$383$542

Scio

Population

730573

Median household income

$41,012$39,167

Median home value

$80,200$87,300

Median gross rent

$675$510

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowerston	Scio
Under 5	3.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	16.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	4.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	5.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.5%
75 and over	10.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowerston	Scio
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	94.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	0.4%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowerston	Scio
No high school diploma	15.6%	16.8%
High school graduate	56.9%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowerston	Scio
Drove alone	88.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	2.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.5%	12.8%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowerston	Scio
1-unit, detached	74.9%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	13.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Bowerston	Scio
Poverty rate	31.8%	36.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1938	1947