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Bowie MD - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	50,269	662 (of 25,150) (97%)	12 (of 368) (97%)
Average Income	$76,778	991 (96%)	57 (85%)
Median House Value	$158,100	3,239 (87%)	124 (66%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	62.6%	21,971 (of 25,150) (13%)	268 (of 368) (27%)
% Black Population	30.8%	1,914 (92%)	90 (76%)
% Hispanic Population	2.9%	8,738 (65%)	108 (71%)
% Asian Population	2.9%	2,191 (91%)	100 (73%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,886 (53%)	110 (70%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	94.7%	1,519 (of 25,150) (94%)	38 (of 368) (90%)
% College Graduates	43.0%	1,671 (93%)	74 (80%)
% Never Married	24.3%	8,859 (65%)	195 (47%)
% Married	59.9%	9,113 (64%)	135 (63%)
% Seperated	2.3%	7,373 (71%)	213 (42%)
% Divorced	8.3%	16,902 (33%)	218 (41%)
% Foreign Born	7.4%	4,285 (83%)	106 (71%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	18,622	737 (of 25,150) (97%)	13 (of 368) (96%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.9%	23,026 (8%)	336 (9%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	20.8%	1,309 (95%)	96 (74%)
Average Rooms in House	7.0	1,037 (96%)	82 (78%)
% Households with No Car	3.8%	18,085 (28%)	231 (37%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	24.4%	5,771 (77%)	96 (74%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	11,647 (54%)	114 (69%)
Median House Value	$158,100	3,239 (87%)	124 (66%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.0%	14,588 (42%)	165 (55%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	8.9%	1,235 (95%)	58 (84%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,094	647 (97%)	42 (89%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	74.5%	2,006 (of 25,150) (92%)	75 (of 368) (80%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.4%	15,233 (39%)	199 (46%)
% Take Public Transportation	6.3%	1,358 (95%)	99 (73%)
% Walk to Work	0.9%	18,619 (26%)	239 (35%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	34.7	2,017 (92%)	89 (76%)
% Households making less than $10,000	1.5%	23,725 (6%)	317 (14%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.1%	4,256 (83%)	116 (68%)
Median Household Income	$76,778	991 (96%)	57 (85%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	0.6%	20,545 (18%)	279 (24%)
Per Capita Income	$30,703	1,811 (93%)	65 (82%)
Male Worker Income	$52,284	1,614 (94%)	64 (83%)
Female Worker Income	$40,471	981 (96%)	53 (86%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	0.7%	23,214 (8%)	329 (11%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	1.6%	24,070 (4%)	341 (7%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Washington, District of Columbia	15 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Maple Grove, Minnesota	0.89
Centreville, Virginia	0.88
Bolingbrook, Illinois	0.87
Aspen Hill, Maryland	0.87
Germantown, Maryland	0.86
Gaithersburg, Maryland	0.86
Union, New Jersey	0.86
Woodbury, Minnesota	0.86
Dale City, Virginia	0.86
Milford, Connecticut	0.86

Bowie MD Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Working in Public Administration	4,794	95
Houses Worth Between $150,000 and $199,999	5,675	121
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $1500 and $1999	3,672	142
Percent of Renters Paying between $1,000 and $1,499 a Month	53.7%	155
Government Workers	8,351	184

Bowie MD Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Houses Built 1995-1998	2,512	2
Houses Worth Between $150,000 and $199,999	5,675	2
French Canadian People	486	3
People Working in Public Administration	4,794	3
Households Making Between $100,000 and $149,999	4,282	3

Bowie MD Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Households Making Between $15,000 and $24,999	3.2%	24,286
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	12.4%	24,160
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	1.6%	24,070
Percent of Individuals Over 18 in Poverty	1.8%	23,949
Percent of Houses with 5 Rooms	9.0%	23,894

Bowie MD Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Percent Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	2.0%	344
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	1.6%	341
Percent of Houses Built 1940-1959	3.3%	340
Percent of Individuals Over 18 in Poverty	1.8%	339
Percent of Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.9%	336

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Bowie MD	Maple Grove, Minnesota
Total Population	50,269	50,365
Average Age	36.3	34.4
Average Income	$76,778	$76,111
Median House Value	$158,100	$155,300
% White Population	62.6%	94.7%
% Black Population	30.8%	1.0%
% Asian Population	2.9%	2.5%
% Hispanic Population	2.9%	1.1%

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