People Facts Bowie Maryland
Population, 2003 estimate 53,660 5,508,909
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.1% 4.0%
Population, 2000 50,269 5,296,486
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 32.9% 10.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.5% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.9% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.4% 11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.2% 51.7%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 62.6% 64.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 30.8% 27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.9% 4.0%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.3% 2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 2.9% 4.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.3% 55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.4% 9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 9.1% 12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 94.7% 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 43.0% 31.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 34.7 31.2
 
Housing units, 2000 18,718 2,145,283
Homeownership rate, 2000 85.0% 67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $158,100 $146,000
 
Households, 2000 18,188 1,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.74 2.61
Median household income, 1999 $76,778 $52,868
Per capita money income, 1999 $30,703 $25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 1.6% 8.5%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) D 54,906,650
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 339,142 46,428,206
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,374 $9,116
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 33,350 5,972,467
Total number of firms, 1997 3,818 400,203
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 18.8% 20.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 31.5% 28.9%
    Geography Facts Bowie Maryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 16 9,774
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,121.9 541.9
Counties Prince George's County