COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowie County vs Cass County
PLACE A
Bowie County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Cass County, Missouri
Bowie County is 20% smaller than Cass County. Cass County earns more, with a median household income $27,732 higher. Cass County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 0%).
BOWIE COUNTYCASS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population92,696115,859−20% vs Cass County
Population density105166−62
Population growth0.4%8.4%−8.0 pts
Median age38.540.4−1.9
Male50.3%49.0%+1.3 pts
Female49.7%51.0%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born4.5%1.8%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.9%83.6%−22.8 pts
Black24.7%4.6%+20.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%5.5%+3.1 pts
Asian1.4%0.8%+0.6 pts
Other4.4%5.5%−1.1 pts
Median household income$59,803$87,535−$27,732
Per capita income$31,241$42,789−$11,548
Poverty rate16.2%6.2%+10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.407+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%29.6%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree8.8%10.6%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.2%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation55.1%67.2%−12.1 pts
Median home value$173,000$292,400−$119,400
Median gross rent$988$1,205−$217
Owner-occupied63.4%75.6%−12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%5.7%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%43.4%+2.0 pts
Average commute18.828.0−9.3
Worked from home6.5%13.9%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured13.4%7.7%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025