Demographics of Bowie city, Maryland

Bowie city, Maryland had 58,383 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +193 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bowie city, in four figures

58,383
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 57,926 ±93.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +193 people.; 44.0 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,995 ±$5,287
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bowie city, Maryland's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bowie city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bowie city, Maryland's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bowie city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	58,190	100.0	100.0
2021	57,650	99.1	100.2
2022	57,401	98.6	100.7
2023	57,445	98.7	101.6
2024	58,017	99.7	102.5
2025	58,383	100.3	103.1

Population of Bowie city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	58,190	—
2021	57,650	−540
2022	57,401	−249
2023	57,445	+44
2024	58,017	+572
2025	58,383	+366

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±1.6: for men 41.9 ±1.2 and for women 46.7 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bowie city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	2,613 ±397	4.5% ±0.7	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,588 ±834	16.6% ±1.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,944 ±515	6.8% ±0.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,303 ±813	23.0% ±1.4	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,384 ±1,009	31.7% ±1.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,094 ±804	17.4% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,995 ±$5,287, and income per person $61,564 ±$2,623, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bowie city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	1,264 ±300	5.9% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,359 ±246	6.3% ±1.1	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,969 ±392	9.1% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,015 ±355	9.3% ±1.6	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,858 ±576	22.5% ±2.6	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,129 ±398	19.2% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,957 ±526	27.6% ±2.3	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bowie city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	2,155 ±541	3.8% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	126 to 552	1.1% to 4.6%	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,025 ±223	3.3% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	791 ±256	5.5% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bowie city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bowie city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	22,070 ±581	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±0.6	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% ±0.9	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.9% ±1.6	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.1% ±2.0	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$459,300 ±$7,307	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,330 ±$58	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bowie city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,783 ±899	10.0% ±1.6	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,341 ±1,175	26.5% ±2.0	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30,914 ±1,354	53.4% ±2.3	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,884 ±417	3.3% ±0.7	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 424	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	398 ±193	0.7% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,376 ±573	5.8% ±1.0	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bowie city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	19,386 ±974	33.5% ±1.7	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,053 ±1,270	48.4% ±2.2	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,161 ±268	2.0% ±0.5	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,326 ±1,014	16.1% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,118 ±905	12.3% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,208 ±419	3.8% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bowie city among the places of Maryland

15th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Bowie city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rockville city	67,671 ±62
Dundalk CDP	65,969 ±2,945
Towson CDP	58,679 ±1,741
Severn CDP	58,402 ±2,625
Bel Air South CDP	58,137 ±2,052
Bowie city	57,926 ±93
Aspen Hill CDP	53,279 ±3,126
Wheaton CDP	52,926 ±2,606
North Bethesda CDP	49,677 ±2,167
Potomac CDP	45,902 ±1,782
Odenton CDP	45,002 ±2,950

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bowie city, Maryland

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Maryland by median rent
No. 10 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 22 Places in Maryland by median household income
No. 22 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 33 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 58 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026