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Maryland·Prince George's County
17 tracts·34K people·$459K median·1,680/mi²
Black 53 · White 26 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Other 25 · Living alone 25
Professional 27 · Retail 26 · Leisure 18 · Health 16 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Sales · office 20 · Service 12 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 16 · Transit 3 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bowie is $459,300 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Bowie has 57,926 residents across 10 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.0; the population is 53.4% Black, 26.5% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Multiracial, 3.3% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 50.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.8% (Census ACS).
Heather Hills Elementary (83%), Yorktown Elementary (52%) and Whitehall Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Samuel Ogle Middle (40%) and Benjamin Tasker Middle (39%) lead the middle schools; Bowie High is the high school with reported scores (55%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,330/month, 48% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bowie is $141,995 a year, 65% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Bowie, median rent is $2,330/month and the median home value is $459,300 (Census ACS).
Bowie reported 1.6 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 16 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bowie are landslide (73), winter weather (64) and lightning (46), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bowie, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).