Bowie

Population: 57,771
Median household income: $141,831
Median home value: $442,000

Bowie is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to 57,771 residents. Its median household income of $141,831 runs above the Prince George's County figure of $100,708.

From 2019 to 2023, Bowie's population declined 1.2% from 58,481 to 57,771, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $338,100 to $442,000.

The typical home was built around 1981. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,771
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $141,831
Median home value: $442,000
Median gross rent: $2,240
Housing units: 21,673
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,48157,771

Median household income

$113,338$141,831

Median home value

$338,100$442,000

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,240

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,481	$113,338	$338,100	$1,888
2020	58,158	$116,796	$350,000	$1,937
2021	58,113	$127,029	$362,800	$2,014
2022	57,922	$138,797	$419,200	$2,167
2023	57,771	$141,831	$442,000	$2,240

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,739	4.7%
5 to 17	9,742	16.9%
18 to 24	3,749	6.5%
25 to 34	6,165	10.7%
35 to 44	7,142	12.4%
45 to 54	8,926	15.5%
55 to 64	9,897	17.1%
65 to 74	5,968	10.3%
75 and over	3,443	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,511	26.8%
Black or African American	32,251	55.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	167	0.3%
Asian	1,735	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	204	0.4%
Two or more races	2,997	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,896	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,302	5.5%
High school graduate	7,954	19.1%
Some college or associate's	10,486	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,672	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10,127	24.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone62.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit3.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,644	62.0%
Carpooled	2,698	8.5%
Public transit	1,232	3.9%
Walked	300	0.9%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	7,532	23.8%
Other means	281	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,720	11.3%
15 to 29 min	7,195	29.8%
30 to 44 min	6,431	26.6%
45 to 59 min	3,546	14.7%
60+ min	4,273	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 4.1% (2,373 of 57,222)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,192	71.5%
Nonfamily households	6,049	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,241	98.0%
Vacant	432	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,072	85.1%
Renter-occupied	3,169	14.9%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached17.7%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,811	73.0%
1-unit, attached	3,839	17.7%
2 to 4 units	91	0.4%
5 to 19 units	843	3.9%
20 or more units	1,083	5.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2408775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.9547, -76.7388