Bowie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 57,254 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Bowie is the 14th largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Bowie are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Bowie is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bowie is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowie who work in management occupations (13.87%), office and administrative support (12.25%), and business and financial occupations (11.35%). Also of interest is that Bowie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Bowie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.81 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Bowie is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Bowie area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Bowie ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Bowie, 49.26% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Bowie in 2022 was $57,492, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,968 for a family of four. Bowie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bowie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bowie residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bowie include Irish, German, English, Nigerian, and Italian. Bowie also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.91%. The most common language spoken in Bowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
