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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Maryland

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Bowie, Maryland




Bowie (city), Maryland

   People QuickFactsBowieMaryland
Population, 2003 estimate 53,6605,508,909
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.1%4.0%
Population, 2000 50,2695,296,486
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 32.9%10.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.5%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.9%25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.4%11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.2%51.7%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)62.6%64.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)30.8%27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.3%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)2.9%4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)0.9%1.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.3%2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 2.9%4.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.3%55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.4%9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 9.1%12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 94.7%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 43.0%31.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 34.731.2
 
Housing units, 2000 18,7182,145,283
Homeownership rate, 2000 85.0%67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $158,100$146,000
 
Households, 2000 18,1881,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.742.61
Median household income, 1999 $76,778$52,868
Per capita money income, 1999 $30,703$25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 1.6%8.5%
   Business QuickFactsBowieMaryland
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) D54,906,650
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 339,14246,428,206
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,374$9,116
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 33,3505,972,467
Total number of firms, 1997 3,818400,203
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 18.8%20.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 31.5%28.9%
   Geography QuickFactsBowieMaryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 169,774
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,121.9541.9
FIPS Code 0877524
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:55 EST

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