COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bowie County

Texas · 81,665 residents · 885 sq mi

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Bowie County is home to 81,665 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $47,200. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $24,237 at the median, 20% less than the US figure. 17.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

81,665

−9%vs 2000

vs 89,306 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

885 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202492K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(5,756)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(6,046)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(6,738)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(6,041)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(4,679)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(12,664)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(12,420)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(8,378)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(7,236)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(6,842)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(3,815)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(1,050)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,237

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,001 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,846

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,357 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$354

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $459 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(62,712)

Black23.3%(20,787)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(3,992)

Asian0.4%(372)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.6%(62,536)

Black21.9%(17,882)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(1,352)

Asian0.4%(366)

Other1.1%(881)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.7%(6,140)

Central American0.3%(288)

Puerto Rican0.3%(252)

Spaniard0.1%(119)

Guatemalan0.1%(98)

Salvadoran0.1%(88)

South American0.1%(72)

Honduran0.1%(70)

Panamanian0%(32)

Colombian0%(32)

Paraguayan0%(18)

Argentine0%(14)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(8)

Dominican0%(6)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(457)

Filipino0.3%(299)

Asian Indian0.2%(172)

Korean0.2%(144)

Chinese0.1%(112)

Cambodian0%(43)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(242)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(144)

Chamorro0.1%(55)

Ancestry

American21.3%(19,587)

English8.5%(7,816)

Irish6.6%(6,048)

German6.2%(5,724)

Subsaharan African4.8%(4,452)

Scottish1.4%(1,313)

Italian1.2%(1,128)

French1%(942)

Norwegian0.7%(600)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(501)

Polish0.5%(419)

Dutch0.4%(387)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Iranian0.4%(323)

Welsh0.3%(293)

Swedish0.2%(170)

Danish0.1%(133)

Portuguese0.1%(130)

Russian0.1%(114)

British0.1%(111)

West Indian0.1%(109)

French Canadian0.1%(88)

Latvian0.1%(77)

Arab0.1%(71)

Czech0.1%(63)

Egyptian0.1%(53)

Nigerian0%(42)

Greek0%(38)

Romanian0%(34)

Hungarian0%(25)

Guyanese0%(20)

Austrian0%(19)

Lebanese0%(18)

Canadian0%(18)

Jamaican0%(18)

Finnish0%(17)

Ghanaian0%(14)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Australian0%(6)

Swiss0%(3)

Israeli0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.6%(13,922)

Married47.1%(17,446)

Widowed2.7%(1,014)

Divorced12.6%(4,683)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(9,843)

Married48.2%(17,880)

Widowed10.3%(3,818)

Divorced14.9%(5,537)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.4%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)27.4%(1,592)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(1,476)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.5%(2,240)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(204)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(34)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,820 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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