Bowman

Population: 891
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $100,900

Bowman, a community in Elbert County, Georgia, has 891 residents. At $35,000, its median household income sits below Elbert County's $49,727.

From 2019 to 2023, Bowman's population grew 2.9% from 866 to 891, while its median home value rose 23.7% from $81,600 to $100,900.

The median resident is 49.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 22.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 891
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $100,900
Median gross rent: $674
Housing units: 461
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

866891

Median household income

$23,355$35,000

Median home value

$81,600$100,900

Median gross rent

$628$674

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	866	$23,355	$81,600	$628
2020	876	$28,661	$77,100	$583
2021	917	$30,347	$78,800	$635
2022	889	$29,464	$89,500	$666
2023	891	$35,000	$100,900	$674

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6422.9%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	10.3%
5 to 17	71	8.0%
18 to 24	23	2.6%
25 to 34	124	13.9%
35 to 44	108	12.1%
45 to 54	89	10.0%
55 to 64	204	22.9%
65 to 74	97	10.9%
75 and over	83	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	700	78.6%
Black or African American	161	18.1%
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	26	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	20.1%
High school graduate	250	35.5%
Some college or associate's	214	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	72	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	272	84.2%
Carpooled	23	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	77	25.2%
15 to 29 min	60	19.7%
30 to 44 min	52	17.0%
45 to 59 min	76	24.9%
60+ min	40	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 34.8% (307 of 883)

	Count	Share
Family households	227	54.0%
Nonfamily households	193	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	420	91.1%
Vacant	41	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	66.7%
Renter-occupied	140	33.3%

1-unit, detached54.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units13.7%

Mobile home & other22.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	249	54.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	18	3.9%
5 to 19 units	27	5.9%
20 or more units	63	13.7%
Mobile home & other	102	22.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1309712
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.2054, -83.0311