Overall, Bow’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bow has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bow a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Bow is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.17 minutes getting to work every day.
Bow is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bow is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bow has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Bow is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Bow ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.56% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bow in 2022 was $25,822, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,288 for a family of four.
The people who call Bow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bow residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bow include Dutch, European, Welsh, Scottish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Bow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
