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.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bow is worth considering.
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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small town, Bow does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Bow is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.43% of adults 25 and older in Bow have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bow in 2022 was $28,222, 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 $112,888 for a family of four.
Bow is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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. Bow also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bow include Dutch, European, British, Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Bow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
