People QuickFacts Bowie Texas Population, 2011 estimate 5,215 25,631,778 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 5,218 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.1% 1.9% Population, 2010 5,218 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.1% 7.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.4% 27.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 19.5% 10.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.6% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 91.9% 70.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.0% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 11.6% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 85.9% 45.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 71.4% 82.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.7% 16.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 11.1% 34.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 77.2% 80.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.3% 26.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 543 1,618,413 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 24.2 24.8  Housing units, 2010 2,489 9,977,436 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.0% 64.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.6% 24.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $84,200 $126,400 Households, 2007-2011 2,194 8,667,807 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.35 2.79 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $19,063 $25,548 Median household income, 2007-2011 $33,846 $50,920 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.9% 17.0%     Business QuickFacts Bowie Texas Total number of firms, 2007 1,202 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.7% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 16,929 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 123,898 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $22,421 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,039 42,054,592     Geography QuickFacts Bowie Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 5.52 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 945.6 96.3 FIPS Code 09640 48 Counties Montague County (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: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts