Bowie, MD Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	50,269	100.0

Male	24,014	47.8
Female	26,255	52.2

Under 5 years	3,782	7.5
5 to 9 years	4,061	8.1
10 to 14 years	3,726	7.4
15 to 19 years	2,886	5.7
20 to 24 years	1,964	3.9
25 to 34 years	7,283	14.5
35 to 44 years	10,282	20.5
45 to 54 years	6,952	13.8
55 to 59 years	2,485	4.9
60 to 64 years	2,142	4.3
65 to 74 years	2,842	5.7
75 to 84 years	1,435	2.9
85 years and over	429	0.9

Median age (years)	36.3	(X)

18 years and over	36,739	73.1
Male	17,124	34.1
Female	19,615	39.0
21 years and over	35,419	70.5
62 years and over	5,961	11.9
65 years and over	4,706	9.4
Male	1,970	3.9
Female	2,736	5.4

RACE
One race	49,111	97.7
White	31,492	62.6
Black or African American	15,500	30.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	150	0.3
Asian	1,482	2.9
Asian Indian	375	0.7
Chinese	246	0.5
Filipino	318	0.6
Japanese	77	0.2
Korean	274	0.5
Vietnamese	100	0.2
Other Asian ¹	92	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	15	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	470	0.9
Two or more races	1,158	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	32,356	64.4
Black or African American	16,087	32.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	480	1.0
Asian	1,839	3.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	44	0.1
Some other race	753	1.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	50,269	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,468	2.9
Mexican	306	0.6
Puerto Rican	345	0.7
Cuban	97	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	720	1.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,801	97.1
White alone	30,709	61.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	50,269	100.0
In households	49,798	99.1
Householder	18,188	36.2
Spouse	10,920	21.7
Child	15,810	31.5
Own child under 18 years	12,427	24.7
Other relatives	2,581	5.1
Under 18 years	863	1.7
Nonrelatives	2,299	4.6
Unmarried partner	795	1.6
In group quarters	471	0.9
Institutionalized population	327	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	144	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,188	100.0
Family households (families)	13,567	74.6
With own children under 18 years	6,854	37.7
Married-couple family	10,920	60.0
With own children under 18 years	5,457	30.0
Female householder, no husband present	2,007	11.0
With own children under 18 years	1,094	6.0
Nonfamily households	4,621	25.4
Householder living alone	3,582	19.7
Householder 65 years and over	937	5.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,430	40.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,251	17.9

Average household size	2.74	(X)
Average family size	3.16	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,718	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,188	97.2
Vacant housing units	530	2.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	33	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,188	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	15,455	85.0
Renter-occupied housing units	2,733	15.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.79	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.45	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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