In Bowie, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bowie, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bowie is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bowie in 2022 was $58,770, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $235,080 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Bowie's cultural character, accounting for 15.10% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Bowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
