Bowie is home to 57,926 people in Maryland. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households take in $141,995 a year at the median, 73% more than the country as a whole. At a median age of 44.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $141,995, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bowie
What changed most since 1990
Black share5.7% → 53.4%(+47.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share89.5% → 26.5%(−63.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age33.0 → 44.0(+11.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Bowie's population equals 6.0% of Prince George's County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.1% of the county's.
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)41.8%(1,879)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.6%(1,959)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.3%(1,001)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,493 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
Bowie, decade by decade
Bowie 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
37,589
$143,097
$342,970
37.6%
24.3
2000
50,269
$139,863
$287,457
43.0%
66.4
2010
54,727
$146,261
$515,440
45.8%
76.7
2020
58,329
$141,561
$424,214
48.7%
78.9
2024
57,926
$141,995
$459,300
50.4%
78.7
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.
