Bowman vs Springfield

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

Bowman and Springfield are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowman has the higher population (789 vs 434 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($44,583 vs $27,500 in Bowman). Bowman has the higher median home value ($80,700 vs $78,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	Springfield
Population	789	434
Median age	32.9 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$27,500	$44,583
Median home value	$80,700	$78,200
Median gross rent	$848	$814
Housing units	409	207
Homeownership rate	67.5%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	Springfield
Population	711 → 789 (+11.0%)	476 → 434 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$34,034 → $27,500 (-19.2%)	$33,661 → $44,583 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $80,700 (-3.7%)	$87,900 → $78,200 (-11.0%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $848 (+41.3%)	$589 → $814 (+38.2%)

Bowman

Population

711789

Median household income

$34,034$27,500

Median home value

$83,800$80,700

Median gross rent

$600$848

Springfield

Population

476434

Median household income

$33,661$44,583

Median home value

$87,900$78,200

Median gross rent

$589$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	Springfield
Under 5	8.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	24.5%	25.1%
18 to 24	2.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	6.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	7.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	12.4%
75 and over	5.8%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	60.1%
Black or African American	76.0%	36.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	Springfield
No high school diploma	12.3%	12.6%
High school graduate	54.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	Springfield
Drove alone	86.4%	86.9%
Carpooled	4.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	Springfield
1-unit, detached	60.1%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	Springfield
Poverty rate	48.9%	22.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	30	39
Median year structure built	1977	1972