Bowie is home to 5,770 people in Texas. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 34.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $174,300. The foreign-born share is 3%. That trails the Texas median by roughly 27%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,488, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bowie
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.4 → 34.4(−5.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants74.4% → 68.7%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share97.5% → 85.4%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Montague County
Bowie's population equals 27% of Montague County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 16% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 18% 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)21.8%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(113)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.2%(60)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.3%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 348 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
4,990
$45,136
$90,963
12.2%
6.2
2000
5,219
$53,651
$99,827
11.0%
16.2
2010
5,218
$47,832
$118,826
19.6%
31.1
2020
5,448
$63,410
$118,659
16.3%
48.3
2024
5,770
$57,488
$174,300
13.4%
32.3
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.
