Bowdon

Population: 2,284
Median household income: $44,674
Median home value: $172,700

Bowdon, a community in Carroll County, Georgia, has 2,284 residents. The median household income of $44,674 is below the Carroll County median ($72,327).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bowdon's population declined 11.0% from 2,565 to 2,284, while its median home value rose 76.9% from $97,600 to $172,700.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 18.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,284
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,674
Median home value: $172,700
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 1,072
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5652,284

Median household income

$32,923$44,674

Median home value

$97,600$172,700

Median gross rent

$688$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,565	$32,923	$97,600	$688
2020	2,685	$36,644	$103,800	$660
2021	2,705	$36,413	$105,000	$666
2022	2,590	$40,938	$137,200	$712
2023	2,284	$44,674	$172,700	$822

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	6.3%
5 to 17	344	15.1%
18 to 24	296	13.0%
25 to 34	117	5.1%
35 to 44	423	18.5%
45 to 54	276	12.1%
55 to 64	245	10.7%
65 to 74	263	11.5%
75 and over	175	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,787	78.2%
Black or African American	291	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.8%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	401	26.8%
High school graduate	497	33.2%
Some college or associate's	331	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	154	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	116	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle3.5%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	677	82.0%
Carpooled	60	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	3.8%
Bicycle	29	3.5%
Worked from home	21	2.5%
Other means	8	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	196	24.3%
15 to 29 min	373	46.3%
30 to 44 min	65	8.1%
45 to 59 min	104	12.9%
60+ min	67	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 27.0% (616 of 2,284)

	Count	Share
Family households	664	68.3%
Nonfamily households	308	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	972	90.7%
Vacant	100	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	509	52.4%
Renter-occupied	463	47.6%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other20.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	676	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	142	13.2%
5 to 19 units	32	3.0%
20 or more units	6	0.6%
Mobile home & other	216	20.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1309544
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5378, -85.2540