Bowers is home to 270 people in Delaware. At a median age of 63.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 6%. Renters pay $850 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 63.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bowers
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.7 → 63.6(+21.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants66.0% → 84.5%(+18.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.1% → 43.9%(+31.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bowers, decade by decade
Bowers population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
198
$49,801
$163,925
12.1%
0.0
2000
305
$67,458
$170,143
15.3%
20.0
2010
335
$60,240
$309,293
32.8%
17.7
2020
278
$64,642
$264,830
33.2%
32.9
2024
270
$67,500
$304,200
43.9%
27.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
