Bowie

Population & Demographics

Bowie, MD

Bowie is home to 57,926 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,222 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
57,926
people
Population

57,926 residents

Median age 44.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bowie population & demographics

Who lives in Bowie — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
57,926
Median age
44.0yrs
Median household income
$141,995
Median home value
$459,300
Median gross rent
$2,330/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.4%
Poverty rate
3.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bowie

How Bowie breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black53.4%
White26.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.0%
Two or more races5.8%
Asian3.3%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Bowie

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bowie.

Bowie at a glance
Employed Residents
29,222
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Washington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bowie proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bowie commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

31
Commute Score

31 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bowie

29,222 commutes, one dot at a time

Bowie

Where 29,222 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bowie, by worker count.

1Washington15.0 mi6,153
2Bowie0.0 mi1,403
3Baltimore25.0 mi1,031
4Parole10.8 mi680
5Columbia17.5 mi670
6Bethesda20.0 mi613
7Lake Arbor6.0 mi584
8Arlington20.3 mi529

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bowie.

1Bowie0.0 mi1,403
2Washington15.0 mi677
3Baltimore25.0 mi419
4Waldorf25.7 mi341
5Crofton4.8 mi339
6Odenton7.9 mi300
7Glen Burnie15.0 mi284
8Columbia17.5 mi277

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bowie’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade18.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services14.9%
EDEducational Services13.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.6%
COConstruction6.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation5.7%
PAPublic Administration3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bowie

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Bowie

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